Traverses on Less Trodden Path of Indian Philosophy and Religion

Author(s): Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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state of meditation all the three types of activities of mind, speech and body continue and the aspirant shifts his meditation from one kind of activi y to another, from one substance to another and from one modification to another. In the ekatva vitarka vicara only one of the three yogas (activities) persists and there is no shifting from one object of thinking to another. In this state of meditation, oneness displaces manyness. In this state tbe mook meditates on one substance, or an atom, or modification of substance with the assistance of only one kind of yoga. These two types of Sukladhyanas are performed by spiritually well-advanced monks to obtain the state of kevala jñana.
The yogi or monk conquering the attachment and aversion, un. affected by worldly gain and loss, obtains yathā-khyāta casitra.60 Then
ingo 1 these two kinds of Śuk ludhyānas be roots out the deluding karmas (mohaniya) which are the root causes of karmic bondage and cycle of births and deaths. Umāsvāti beautifnlly describes the process of destruction of mohaniya karmas in the following manner:-09
In the first stage the monk reduces the four kinds of passions which are known as anantanubandhi kaşaya which were existing upto this time from beginningless time. When he reaches the first two kinds of Šukladhyānas, he can destroy them. In the second stage, he annihilates mithyātvamohaniyakarma which is the root cause of complete wrong belief and in the third miśramohanyia or samyaktva-mithyātvo which is mixture of some degree of wrong belief and some of truth, In the fourth he destroys samyak tva-mohaniya, which covers the right faith and truth due to the udaya (rise) of pure mohaniyakarma. In the fifth and sixth stages he annihilates apratyakhyāniya (which hinders partial self discipline) and pratyakhyaniya ( wbich obstructs complete renunciation ) passions respectively. Again, in the seventh stage, he destroys the neuter sex passions, and female sex passion in the eighth. In the ninth stage joking, liking, disliking, sorrow, fear and disgust are annibilated. In the tenth follows the destruction of the male sex passions and of the sanjvalana passions-anger, pride and deceit and san jvalana greed respectively. After this he reaches the bighest stage (12tb) in the series i.e. state of non-attachment (vitarăgata). In this stage mohaniya karmas are completely destroyed This is known as chadmastha vitardga stage. After remaining for an antarmuhurta in this stage, simultaneously destroying two types of obscuring karmas (jñānavarana and darśanavarana) and power-hindering karmas (antaraya) and attains infinite, glorious, uncomparable, excellant, unobstructed (or undisturbed) state of perfect knowledge
60. Ibid, 297
61. Ibid. 258
62. Ibid. 259-261