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THE WAY OF LIFE
refuge). In this samsar which bristles with such agonies and agitations as birth, old age, death, disease and decrepitude, there is no way out except by means of the message of a Jin. No one else can save you. No one else can help you. You need not wander about in search of the way out from the morass of sorrows and agonies. Take the prop of the message of the Jineshwar.
3. Ekatvabhavana (the contemplation that the jiva is alone and unrelated to any other jiva. The jiva takes birth alone; dies alone. The jiva has to experience auspicious and inauspicious results alone in the dreadful cycle of this dreary samsar. The jiva has to experience sorrows and joys alone. So the jiva has to make its endeavours for spiritual development, alone. You should not have this wrong feeling. “If we can get some companion, we can carry out some of our spiritual activities". I am alone. Alas! I am alone". You should not give way to despair thus. You must realise the meaning of Ekatva and make it firm in your mind.
4. Anyatva bhavana (the contemplation that the soul is different from the body and the world) “I am different from my relatives and those that are dear and near to me; I am different from wealth and grandeur; in the same manner, I am different from my body also". You must keep contemplating on this concept continually. You must see that your soul is deeply interfused with this feeling. If your thoughts are impregnated with this feeling, you will never experience sorrows and sufferings.
5. Ashuchi Bhavana (the contemplation that the body is unclean). This body is made of unclean and profane substances. Even sublime things become sullied when they come into contact with this body. They become polluted. "Why should I have attachment for such a body? Why should I be infatuated with it? The form and colour of the body are mutable. Why should I have attachment for this mutable body”. You must think thus.
6. Samsar Bhavana (the contemplation relating to the samsar that it is mutable). All the relationships of Samsar are
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