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19. Apte, Ksanah : center, middle. 20. The Sādhanā propounded by Bhagavān Mahävīra essentially consists in
‘remaining vigilant moment after moment.' Out of the various techniques prescrbed for remaining vigilant, the prince one is to perceive in meditation with the mindís eye the phenomena and sensations taking place in one's own body. A sādhaka who concentrates his perception on the sensations of pain and pleasure ever present in the gross body, i.e. one who discovers the state of the body every moment, remains vigilant. This meditational technique of concentration of perception of the body leads one to become introvert. Thus the gross body serves as a medium of turning the outwardly directed flow of consciousness inward. The two subtle bodies--the Taijas (i.e. the electrical body) and karmabody-exist in the interior of the gross one and the soul is further in the interior of these two. One who practises the concentration of the perception of the phenomena and sensations of one's gross body, gradually succeeds in perceiving the subtle bodies. By further practice of this technique of meditation and training the mind for such perception, one begins to realize the current of consciousness flowing in the gross body. As the sādhaka proceeds progressively from perception of the gross to that of the subtle, the intensity of his vigilance
increases. 21. See Āyāro, 2.47, 2.119. 22. See Āyāro, 3.75. 23. See Āyāro, 2.22. 24. (a) Ācārānga Cūrņi, p. 167: samagamaņam samiyā, pāragamaņam pariyāe.
(b) Ācārānga Vịtti, patra 186: sa smyakparyāyaḥ śamitāparyāyo vā vyākhyātaḥ. 25. (a) Ācārānga Cūrņi, p. 168 : rūvamiti savvemdiyāvatthâņam sarīram.
(b) Ācārānga Vịtti, patra 187. 26. asya vyākhyā 'puvvim vă pacchā vā avassavippajahiyavvam bhavissai'
(Bhagavas 9.172) iti pāthasya samdarbhe samgacchate. Cūrņikāreņa atra catvārah vikalpāh prastutāh. tatra caturtho vikalpan samgatosti — tahā puvve pacchime vā vaye (Cūrņi, p, 167). Vịttikstā bhinnarūpeṇa vyākhyā krtāsti - se puvvamityādi, sa sprtah pīditaḥ āśukāribhi-rātamkairetad bhāvayed ---- asātāvedaniyavipākajanitam duhkham
mayaiva sodhavyam, paścādapye-tamanyaiva sahanīyam (Vịtti, patra 186). 27. Dasaveyāliyam, 6.20 mūrcchā parigrahah. 28. (a) Ācārānga Cūrņi, p. 169 : loge vittam ca ņam logacarittam, jahā logo dhana
āhārasarīrātimucchito tahā uddamdagātīvi sarīramucchāto tavvittā.... tattha logo -- gihino, tesim, vittam - dhanadhannāi canamiti pūrane tam uvikkha, kimiti? jahā logassa pucchāpariggahāi vittam mahabbhayam, tahā ....... sarīrameva mahabbhayam.
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