Tulsi Prajna 2008 07

Author(s): Shanta Jain, Jagatram Bhattacharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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of discipline, but there is also the prescription of individual practice, though, of course, there are proper grounds for the latter. A competent person is allowed to make his own resolve of lonely dwelling. The prohibition is only with respect to an incompetent person. 5.67 eyam kusalassa damsaņam. This is the doctrine of the wise. Bhagyam Sūtra 67 The demerits of the lonely life of the inapt, mentioned here, are in accord with the discipline of the enlightened Lord. 5.68 taddithie tammottīe tappurakkāre tassaņņī tannivesaņe. The monk should fix his faith in the doctrine of the Lord, identify himself with it, accord supreme importance to it, merge himself in the memory of it and completely dedicate himself to it. Bhāśyam Sutra 68 The aspirant should fix his attention on the doctrine of the enlightened, that is, he should identify himself with it. He should embody the doctrine and merge himself in it in order to observe the discipline. He should always keep his mind turned towards the discipline, keeping it in front of his mind. He should have a steadfast memory of the discipline in order ever to be mindful of it. He should fix his mind on it and get his mind firmly concentrated on it.3 5.69 jayamvihārī cittaņivātī pamthanijjātī palībāhare, pāsiya pāņe gacchejjā. The self-restrained monk should concentrate his mind on his movement fix his vision on the path, contract his feet, inspecting creatures on the path, and walk carefully avoiding them. Bhāoyam Sūtra 69 Now the Sūtra explains the rule of physical movement: A person desirous of emancipation should move fully self-restrained; his mind should keep engaged on the movement, his awareness should be directed exclusively to the act of going; his eye should remain fixed on the path, he should
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