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One should then ponder over the twelve bhavanas so as to be detached. This detachment will bring about equanimity.
विषयेभ्यो विरक्तानां साम्यवासितचेतसाम् । उपशाम्येत्कषायाग्नि-र्बोधिदीपः समुन्मिषेत् ॥१११।।
Meaning : Those who are averse to the pleasures of the five senses and have embraced equanimity, get the fire of kashayas cooled down, and in them the light of right cognition shines.
Meditation
समत्वमवलंब्याथ ध्यानं योगी समाश्रयेत् । बिना समत्वमारब्धे ध्याने स्वात्मा विडम्ब्यते ॥११२।।
Meaning : The yogis who would aspire after meditation, should first achieve equanimity and then meditate. If one tries to enter meditation without achieving equanimity the soul is unnecessarily tortured.
मोक्षः कर्मक्षयादेव स चात्मज्ञानतो भवेत् । ध्यानसाध्यं मतं तच्च तड्यानं हितमात्मनः ॥११३॥
Meaning : Mokhsa is achieved through the shedding of karmas. The karmas are destroyed through self-realisation. The realisation of self comes through meditation. As such meditation is considered beneficial for the soul.
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