Spiritual Awakening and other Essays

Author(s): Kamalchand Sogani
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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· The fifth Anga is Upavshana. He who develops in himself spiritual qualities by virtue of contemplating upon pure thoughts is said to practise the Upavshana Anga. 13 :
Sixthly, oppressed by the overwhelming intensity of passions like anger, pride, greed, deceit etc. or by other seductive causes, one may be constrained to deviate from the path of righteousness. At such a juncture, to re-establish the aspirant in the path by reminding him of his innate glory and magnificence is called the Sthitikaraṇa Anga.!4 In other words, to strengthen the conviction of those who are faltering in their aderence to the spiritual path and also to save oneself from lapses—both these constitute the Sthitikaraṇa Anga.
The seventh Anga is Vātsalya which implies deep affection for spiritual matters, for the integral principle of non-injury, and for those who are spiritual brethren.'' Or he who is devoted to the meritorious persons, follows them with great respect, and speaks nobly, is said to have possessed the Vātsalya Anga.“
Lastly, the Prabhāvanā signifies the imperativeness of glorifying one's own self with spiritual qualities. It also implies the dissemination of the spiritual practices through the medium of exceptional charity, austerity, devotion, profound learning and by employing other means best suited to time and place."
Characteristics accompanying the subsistence of Right Belief: (spiritual awakening)
In addition to these eight Angas constitutive of Samyagdarśana, there are certain characteristics which accompany the subsistence of right belief (spiritual awakening) in the being of self.
Spiritual Awakening (Samyagdarśana) and Other Essays