Walk With Me

Author(s): Chandanaji Acharya, Vastupal Parikh
Publisher: Veerayatan

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Ch. 7: Sadhana
events from disturbing our sadhana. A person in that state of sadhana is şo detached from his body that the atrocities, calamities, pain and pleasure become distant events for him. These events do not disturb him, and cannot distract him from his sadhana. His soul becomes a mere observer,
the knower.
During those 12 years, several people, kings and commoners, may have showered tributes and praise on Mahavir, and several others may have heaped insults and atrocities. However, I am certain that Mahavir merely observed these A person in deep sadhana is so
detached from his body that the events, saw them, and heard
atrocities, calamities, pain and them. His mind may have pleasure become distant events for carried this information up
him. These events do not disturb
him, and cannot distract him from to his soul, but his soul in
his sadhana. His soul becomes a turn would promptly have mere observer, the knower. instructed his blava to suppress all ill-passions (kashaya bhava) and generate only forgiveness (kshayik bluava), thus preventing any negative responses. As a result, his senses, mind and body became mere silent observers without generating any negative response.
Sadhana is a tool to shed the past karma (nirjara) as well as to stop the new ones from bonding (sanivara). With deeper sadhana, the karma that obscure our soul's innate intuition and knowledge fall off and we begin to understand our karmic load. We also realize that our miseries are due to our own past karma, and we better endure these without blaming others. In that state, people naturally respond with compassion, affection, and love, even for those who heave insults and abuse at them. Mahavir had reached that stage in his sadhana and was never perturbed."
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