Sramana 2014 04

Author(s): Ashokkumar Singh, Rahulkumar Singh, Omprakash Singh
Publisher: Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi

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Sivācārya Dhyānāmstam : 49
Fruit of Self-Realization
Equanimity is the ultimate result and excellent aim of meditation. Length of time we sit in meditation is not the standard of progress of meditation. The success of meditation lies in the natural relaxation, equanimity, natural silence and natural politeness. Equanimity is the basis for other practical and spiritual achievements. Equanimity is ultimate wealth, is religion. With the advent of equanimity in life other virtues follow in the same way as army follows the commander. Self-Realization: Means of Liberation from Karma
The magnitude of Seers and liberated ones is infallible. Our aim is to be like them, it is our volition, and our effort must be to practice on this path. The practice of meditation is not freedom from tension, pain and sorrow. It is the practice of freedom from cycle of birth and death. Soul is roaming in four states of birth from time immemorial. One, who realizes it, is bound to make effort to get rid of it. The soul is within body, in soul are its eight qualities and it is surrounded by eight karmas. For manifestation of the eight qualities of soul, the annihilation of eight karmas is essential. For the annihilation of eight karmas, meditation and body relaxation (kāyotsarga) is an excellent mean. Impressions (samskāra) accumulated through series of lives may be annihilated through one sāmayika. We should give importance to detached equanimity,, the practice of meditation and body relaxation in life.
Awake - Perception of Soul
Liberation is the state of your mind. If there is perception of soul, sinful activity will not bind. In absence of perception of soul sinful activity will bind. There should be discretion within us. With discretion soulperception will follow and there will not be karma- bondage. The perception of soul brings natural peace of mind and eight karmas clung towards the soul, will be annihilated automatically. We have to make effort to annihilate only four out of eight karmas. And Out of four karmas also we have to annihilate only deluding (mohanīya karma). If this karma is annihilated we shall attain knowledge of sol. Knowledge is