tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971927630262216032024-02-21T00:03:07.216+05:30jainascienceTHIS BLOG CONTAINS VARIOUS ARTICLES, RESEARCH WORKS ,ESSAYS & STORIES OF THE JAIN LITERATURE AND THE JAIN PHILOSOPHYDr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-35709866216463160972011-03-31T13:55:00.001+05:302011-03-31T13:55:44.032+05:30The motto of Jainism is "Paraspar upaggraho Jeevaanaam".<div style="background-color: white; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">Well generally we think that this means that the souls should help each other.Yes, this is one of its meanings but this is not the real meaning of it.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">Let, me first tell you that this sentence is actually the sutra no.21 of the chapter no.5 of Sri Tattvarthsutraji written by Acharya Sri Umaswamiji some 2000 yrs back and is the only ancient text to be accepted by various panths of both the digmaber as well as swetamber lines.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">Now,I would also like to tell you in the sutra just previous to this sutra , Acharya Sri tells us that the pudgal that is the non-living matter and energy also do upkar or help or interact with the souls.And in the present sutra he says that the souls do upkar to each other.But, here the term "Upgarha" means that this upkar is not only good but can be bad also.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">See, a person can give you happiness and another person can give you tears also- isn't it? Actually nobody gives anything to other but they becomes the nimmittas or the instrumental causes in the fruitition of the soul's own karmas.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">For instance, due to the rise of my own good karmas, I was to get the knowledge of Jain Dharma and a guru comes and teaches me dharma, then as per practical or vyavhaar point of view the guru has done upkar to me or has helped me- isn't it? So the guru becomes the instrumental cause in my acquiring of the knowledge of the Jain dharma.But, the real cause of it is the decay or decline of my own gyaanavarni karma (a bad karma)- yes or no?</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">Similarly, a master gives employment to a servent so he is helping him, but the servant is serving him, so he is also helping him.And like wise different souls or living beings help each other mutually and to be more correct becomes instrumental causes in the things happening to each other.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">Suppose Mr X has a aayu or life of 100yrs as per his previous karmas, but Mr Y gives him poison at an age of 50, then he can die at this age also and will complete the aayu of his remaining 50yrs within some seconds or minutes or so.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">So, here we see that Mr X and Mr. Y did mutually interacted with each other and Y seems to be killing X. but actually Y is only the instrumental cause in the fruitition of some own karmas of Mr X due to which he was to lose his life prematurely.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">So, the word 'Upgraha' doesn't means doing welfare only.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">Then why we took this sutra as our motto?</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">It is because we take only the positive part of the sutra as our motto, that is we souls can mutually help each other for our betterment or progress in the path of salvation.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 22px; ">Dr Amit Prakash Jain</span></span></p></div></div>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-64928916300582362862011-02-23T12:59:00.003+05:302011-02-23T13:06:00.510+05:30The evolution of the concept of Shaashan devi-devta in Jainism:<span class="Apple-style-span"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Well, it is a subject of great interest and detailed and unbiased research.I will be writing on this subject in subsequent series based on the facts I find in the writings of Various scholars.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">I was reading yesterday an online google-book on the history of jainism by Mr.Humphrey.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Acharya Jinsen who lived in the 8th-9th century A.D. is a very important acharya in Jainism.He has written many texts and one of them is Adipuran.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">In one of the chapters of this text.He says to Jain lay people to put out all the idols of non-jain devi devatas from their houses and to stop their worship.Well, this gives us a hint that during this time , the Jain householders must be worshiping non-jain gods also.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Lord Parshvanathji is special.His idols and his temples are maximum in number.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">What can be its reason???</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">I din't want to hurt anybody's feeling but would like to surely say that one of its reason is the association of the snake-god and goddess Dharnendra and Padmaavati with Lord Parshvanathji.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">In the Ajanta caves , we can see idol of Lord Parshvanathji with Padmavati and Dharnendra protecting him from the attack of the demon Kamatha.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">But, it must be noted that such attacks are called as "Upsargs" and upsargs cannot occur after kevalgyan that is after attaining the omniscience. And, Jains are to worship a person as God only after he become a Kevali.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">So, by seeing the hood of snake on the head of Lord Parshvanathji, one thing can come to our minds that this idol may represent him before the attainment of Kevalgyaan.However, let me also say that, this type of Idol can also represnt Lord Parshvanathaji who Just got kevalgayn and so the sankehood by Padmavati was still their for a moment and in this idol can be worshiped as that of Omniscient Parshvanathji.But, this is my idea, I don't know how many of you will agree to it, but tto satisfy myself with the snakehood on the head of a kevali, I need to have a belief of this kind, so that it doesn't contradicts with the very basic concept of Jainism that everything which happens to person is due to his own karmas.So if attack is occurring to you, means you ghaatiya karmas are still there.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Well, Padmavati and Dharnendra has a perfect role in the life of Lord Parshvanath and so if they were declared as his shaashan devi-devtas, then it could be digested.But what about other Tirthankars??? For example Ambika or Kushumandilini who is the shaashan devi of Lord Neminath.There is no such story sort of thing in this case.You also see the names of few other shaashan devis of Jain tirthankars like Gauri,Durga,Jwalamalini etc. All these have great admiration with the same name and nearly same get-up in hindus also.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">What was the need of these shaashan devi-devtas???</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Why you have to worship them, when you know that you get everything as per your karmas only.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; ">Well, there are many more such questions and the history even gives us reasonable answers for this.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">8th century Acarya Jinsen had a significant and major role in writing down the general rules or say code of conduct etc for Jains.For instance, according to some sources, it is said that He was the first to write about Janeeyu or yagyopaveet that is sacred thread accross the neck upto the belly and back diagonally.This yagyopaveet was very peculiar in brahminism and was to wore by the so-called upper castes men like ksahtriyas, brahmins and vaishyas.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:black"><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">So, it must have been something that which signifies sacredness or purity etc.In Jainism, one of our scholars (whom I respect a lot) said to me in his mail that as per jainism, this yagyopaveet has three threads which signified right faith, right knowledge and right conduct respectively.But, I personally would like to call it as Jainisation of a brahminical ritual.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">This ritual , I just gave as an initial example and the real story is now to come.Well, similarly many of brahminical deities were Jainised during this period.Some sources even says that during this same period the female deities got entry into all the three major religions of India.In hinduism or brahminism they entered as Kaili, Durga etc.In buddhism, they entered as Tara devi and in Jainism as Yakshinis or shaashan devis like Padmavati, Kali,Durga etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">To begin with let us see the socio-cultural scenario of this time.Well, the vedic sacrificial rituals were very much minimised by the Jainism and Buddhism's might.But then brahmins took to other deities and did splendid idol worship with bhakti and general rituals and good mythological stories full of simplicity and magic.A house holder needs a lot of things in his life like health, wealth, power, progeny etc.So, it is very simple for him to worship a god or goddess who can promise to give all these worldly pleasures along with a promise to take care of him in eternal life and give him moksha or salvation.It was really now very simple for a common householder to follow these.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The Jains were surrounded by a vast majority of non-jains who were following these things.Let us again see what Acarya Jinsen says in his Adipuran.He says that a person who has true faith Jainism should remove the idols of false gods or mithya devi-devtas from their houses.He should, in public manner, take them somewhere else and leave or abondan them.He shoud say to them that till now he worshiped and respected you (mithya or false gods) out of ignorance.But now the time has come for us to pray our own true gods (Samyak devtas), so do not get angry and you (false gods) can go wherever you want.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">So, this shows that during this period there were non-jain god being worshiped by jains.And, now the jain munis were trying to bring the jain laymen back to pure jainism.But, this would not have been so simple.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The term "Samyak-devtaas" as I understand must be The Passionless kevali or omnicient Jinas.But there are scholars who consider these samyak-devtas as Jain-guardian angels like Dharnendra and Padmavati etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">No doubt, Dharnendra and Padmavati were the first of this kind to be accepted in Jain temples along with Jinas as they ahve a perfect role in the real life story of Lord Parshvanath.So, I feel that their idols must have been initially just to show the picture or jhanki of a real incident of Lord Parshvanath's life.Then they were also respected along with the worship of Lord Prashvanath.Initially, they were respected or worshiped only along with the Jinas's idol.But later on, they got a separate seat inside or just outside the Jinas's temple and then they were individually and independently worshiped.</span><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Well,the some kind of acceptance and recognition of the devi-devtas in Jainism paved a way for their independent worship by the Jains without being tagged as going outside the boundaries of Jainism.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br /><span class="apple-style-span">But, then appeared a great change,, though gradually.These devi-devtas cannot be made out or differentiated from their Hindu or brahminical counterparts.Even many of the Jain yakshinis names like Kali, Mahakali,Gauri, Ambika etc are having their counterparts with the same names in Brahminism.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">I would like to add here one important thing that though Jains considers male sex to be more powerful in better but in case of worship of devi-devtas it is just the opposite.Padmavati is famous but Dharnendra is not so famous.We know Ambika or Kushumandilini devi but I myself don't know the name of her male counterpart or her yakasha.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Why this was there,I can't say.Well, certainly we cannot hypothesize that the yakshinis were more powerful than their yakshas as it is no where mentioned in any of the Jain literature.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">At Girnarji, we can find a big temple of Ambika devi who is the shaashan devi of Lord Neminathji who got salvation from the Girnarji tirths.Though this temple is under the hindus but even amny Jains do also go to this temple as they considers the devi as the shaashan devi of Neminath.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Ambika devi is better known as Kushumandilini devi in South India.In sravanbelgola where the main idol is of Lord Bahubali, we can find a dominance of Kushumandilini devi, though she is no way related with Bhagwan Bahubali.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">If we arrange the devis in their decreasing order of popularity then of course Padmavati is first followed by Kushumandilini and Chakreshwari devi 9the shaashan devi of Lord Rishabhdevji).It would be worth mentioning that we have one Taradevi also as one of the shaash devis in Jainism.Remember, that a goddess with the name Taradevi is the main goddess in Buddhism.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">There are a lot of stories about the life of Bhagwan Rishbhdevji but the mention of Chakreshwari devi is not so prominent and of course till date I have not heard any of her role in the real life story of Lord Rishabhdevji.But we can find her idols in so many temples.And not to get surprised by her famous independent temple in Punjab do exists till today.Humcha is a famous Jain tirth in Karanataka which is mostly dedicated to Padmavati and to our surprise there , her master Bhagwan Sri Parshvantha is not the main centre of faith.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Then, when the independent positions , seats , temples and even tirths were given to these devis then their worship became more and more splendid and took all it can from the contemprory hinduism or Brahminical rituals which gave rise to a new regime of Yatis in Swetamabers and Bhattaraks in Digambers.</span><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Well,the splendid form of worship included the abhisek or giving bath to the idols with water, milk, curd, sandal, fruit-juices etc,flower garlands, fruits and also sweets and so on.Even the concept of Prasad came into Jainism.The prasad is the flower and sweets etc given to the devotees after offering the same to the idol of the deity.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">In North India, we have a culture of growing wheat plants in small pots during navratri for 9 days by hindus and is called as "Jawareys".Well,in South India, this practice of Jawareys is done by few jains also in Jain temples for these shaashan devis.Even they celebrate Navratri.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The specialised worship of these deities also brought the cult of yantras in Jainism like Ghantakaran yantra etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Well, in these situations who will be expected to study texts like Samyasarji which talks about only the Soul !!! People virtually lost the concept of God in Jainism.If by worshiping some devi-devtas they gives you wealth, health etc then what is the imporatnce of Karma theory and what is the difference between Jainism and Hinduism.Also, the accommodation of the caste system in Jainism, diepersed its uniqueness.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">But, everything has its own plus and minus points.This form of Jainism was suitable to withstand the forces of Bhakti movements, Shankracharyas etc.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Due to devi-devtas similar to that of Hindus, the Jain temples got a virtual security from the orthodox hindus or rather the brahmins.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Bhattaraks also were successful in preserving our Jain texts.They were able to keep up the jains as jains that is they prevented their conversion to Brahaminism.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Bhattaraks were a powerful institution and many seats of bhattraks were established in North India also.Even in Bundelkhand's Kundalpur there used to be a bhattarak's seat.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">But, again the time changed and new force called Muslims enetred the land from the north-west.They were against the idol-worship and there began a new era in which all these rituals etc were being questioned even by the locals like Kabirdas etc.These inspired Jains and hindus both.As a result sthanakwasi sect came upo in sewtambers , Taranpanthis in Digambers came up.At the same time sikhism also originated.Remember all these faiths are against the idol-worship and its rituals.Sthankawasi even do not recognise many aagams of murtipujak swetambers which are dedicated to idol-worship or its rituals.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">But all these were in north and west India where the muslim influence was prominent , while in South the splendid and ritualistic form of religion continued somehow.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Many Scholars like Sri Banarsidasji etc started to study the ancient text of Jainisma and soon found out that the rituals and devi-devtas etc are alien to the real teachings of the omniscient Jinas.They started a movement which was based on the teachings and texts of great Jain Acharyas like Sri Kundkund and this movement finally gave rise to the Terapanth of Digamber Jains (It is different from the terapanth of Swetamber Jains).</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The Terapanthi-digambers do not worship any devi-devtas except for the veetragi Jinendra bhagwan, Jiana texts and Veetragi munis.They do not offer flowers, panchamrith abhisek, sweets, food, prasad etc.They don't do worship after the sunset.They do not regards Bhattaraks as their gurus.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The remaining panth who continued to follow Bhattaraks and shaashan devi-devtas etc were eventually called as Beespanthis.</span><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Now, it is to be noted that though there were a lot of swetamber jain munis during the mughal period in the North and western India, but the digamber munis were almost absent in the North India during the muslim period.In south India, apart from the bhattaraks, the digamber munios used to be there but very less in number.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:black"><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">In the year 1760, a saint from the sthanakwasi swetamber tradition named as Sri Bhikkanandiji or Acharya Sri Bhikshu founded a new sect called as Terapanth of swetamabers.He has some differences with his guru.Terapanth of Swetamber tradition is against idol-worship and they have only one acharya at a time.They lay importance to 5 anuvratas, 3 guptis and 5 samitis.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">We can see that due to the emergence of a reformist terapanth in digamber jainism at the time of Akbar by Banaridasji etc , somehow curbed the increase in the conversion of the digamber Jains to the non-idol worshiping Taranpanth as the terapanth in itself provided a lot of reforms from the ritualistic tradition to the digambers of North and Western India who were living in the Muslim dominance.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">In Terapanthi Digamabers Pt. Daulatramji, Pt.Todarmalji etc wrote many books based on the ancient jain texts in the local languages.The Chhehdhala of Pandit Daulatramji has a significant role in the religious lives of Digamber Jains of North and Central India.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">In the 20th century, Acharya Shantisagarji revived the digamber muni tradition again.He faced a lot of difficulties but somehow he was successful.I personally feel that the tolerant and modern Britishers also were a great factor in this.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">After him a lot of Digamber munis came up and today they are hundreds in number.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">But, there occurred some differences in between the digamber munis so as to support the bhattarak tradition and the Shaashan devi-devtas or not.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Now, a days the ones who supporst them are called as beespanth sadhus while those who do not support them are called as the terapanthi sadhus.But, again, both there types of munis are respected and worshiped by all the types of Digamber lay-jains.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">In the mid-20th century, a sthankwasi swetamber muni in Gujarat, got influenced by Sri Samyasarji text of Digamber tradition and he changed his faith to a Digamber Jain.His name was Kanji Swami.But, he didn't became a digamber or naked muni.He used to wear whilte clothes like a brahmachari of Digamber tradition.He laid importance on the Nishchay point of view that the real point of view and his followers were against the conduct of the present-day munis.The difference of Nishchay and vyavhar nay or point of views became severe and the a new panth called Kanjipanth or Songarhis was established.They believe in digamber munis but says that at present there is no true digamber jain muni.Though they lkay emphasis on the nishchay point of view but they also conduct panchkalyanak gajrath mahotsav etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Last, but not least, to build-up a tradition behind a great person is a very common thing.Recently, some disciple of Sri Kanji Swami claimed that he has become a Tirthankar at Videh kshetra.But many of his followers didn't accepted it and so God knows and not any surprise if we see two panths in the Kanjipanth itself.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Recently, many Sthanakwasi munis have started to join the causes of Jina idols and temples also.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The story will continue, but from my side I have finished my write-up.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Regards.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Dr Amit Prakash Jain</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; line-height: 115%;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-66961161450277812212011-01-21T14:16:00.001+05:302011-01-21T14:16:47.719+05:3011.Bodhi Durlabh Bhavana: and 12.Dharm Bhavana :<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">11.Bodhi Durlabh Bhavana:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Well,Bodhi means knowledge and durlabh means ‘attained with a lot of difficulties and that too is very rare’.So this bhavana tells us about how the true knowledge is very difficult to attain.There are many factors which facilitates to attain the true knowledge and these factors are very rare and the soul gets them due to his good karmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">I would first like to describe here what Sri Mangatramji says in this context in his barah bhavana.I personally like this description the most.He says that it is very difficult and rare for a soul who is in nigod to get the birth as a asthavar (that is in form of earth-particles, fire, wind, water and vegetations) or the life forms which do not moves on their own.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Then again it is very difficult for a sthavara to get birth as a tras or the life forms which moves on their own.In that also, the best and most difficult is the human birth.The devtas or heavenly-beings also desires to get human birth because only human beings can attain omniscience and salvation.So, this human birth is the most precious one.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Then , in human birth also, to get a good country, good family etc is rare and difficult.Then to attain right faith is difficult .Again , with that right faith also , to follow the self-discipline and other vows are more difficult and rare.Then even more precious and rare is to become muni and follow the mahavratas.In that also, it is very rare and difficult to attain the keval-gyan and get moksha.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">So, we can see that so many factors play their roles in the attainment of the keval gyan or the Bodhi-durlabh.So, if you get these factors then never waste them.Utilize them to their fullest.If we lose them , then we can get back by such a difficulty and rarity which can be equated with the example of a jewel being lost in a sea and we know how difficult is to get it back from the sea.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Pt. Daulatramji says that for the infinite times this soul has taken so many births including that of Ahmindra<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(great heavenly beings ) but because of lack of samya gyan or right-knowledge he never got joy or happiness.This<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>right knowledge is very difficult and rare and so the munis follow this right-knowledge to get moksha or salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">So, this Bodhi-durlabh bhavana tells us that right faith and right knowledge are very difficult and rare to attain and so if once we get them then follow them as right-conduct and attain kevalgyan and moksha.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>12.Dharm Bhavana</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> :<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">What is ‘Dharm’? Well let me clear that the dharm being spoken about here is neither ‘religion’ nor the ‘dharm-dravya’ which is one of the 6 substances or dravyas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">There are a lot of definitions of ‘Dharm’ in Jainism, but the ultimate and final reality to which all those definitions leads to is – “Vastu swabhavo iti dhammo”.This definition as said by Sri Bhagwan KundKund Acarya says the nature of a substance is its dharma.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">We are the substance ‘soul’, so let us consider what is dharm for us?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">The nature of soul is ‘to know and to see’, so to be in this, is our dharma.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Dharma is the one which gives us real happiness and makes us free from the sorrows and help us to attain our eternal bliss or salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">But, this definition is the ultimate one and is the goal.So, there must be some paths also to reach this goal, so for that our great acaryas have given <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>some definitions of dharma based on the paths to reach the nature of the self-soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">For this, we have 10 steps to reach the final swabhav or dharma.These ten steps are Uttam -kshama, mardav,aarjav,satya, shauch,saiyam,tap, tyag,akinchan and brahmacharya which means forgiveness,politeness or softness,straightforwardness,truth,purity of mind,self-decipline,penance,sacrifice,non-attachment and celibacy respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">The real meanings of these 10 folds or das-lakshan dharmas should not be taken as their general terminology seems to be , as in Jainism, these have got really very deep meanings.This will be altogether a big and vast chapter, which, for the time being, let us keep aside and concentrate on the ‘dharma bhavana’ here.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Sri Mangatramji says that believe in “Ahimsa parmo dharmah” means non-voilence is the foremost dharma.But, we have to know what is real meaning of ahimsa and what is the practical meaning of ahimsa, in which the former is Nishchay and the latter is vyavhar definition of ahimsa respectively.See it is a completely vast and exhaustive subject in itself and so I am just giving only some brief points .<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Well, the nischay or real definition of amsa is to be in the swabhav or the nature of self-soul which is only ‘to know and to see’,because himsa occurs only when the soul<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>out of his nature or Swabhav.But, because the worldly souls are not in their real swabhav or nature so we need vyavhar or the practical definitions to reach this ahimsa or actually our self-soul’s swabhav or nature.And so all other definitions of Dharma are the paths or steps to reach the final or real dharm that is Swabhav.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Pt. Daulatramji says that samyakdarshan, samyak gyan and samyak charitra is dharma.The soul who follows all these 3 will attain moksha or salvation and will enjoy his eternal bliss forever.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">What is samyakdarshan? For this Sri Tattvarthsutraji clearly says that the faith in the true nature of the tattvas or realities is samyak darshan or right faith.These realities are 7 viz jeev, ajeev. Aasarav, bandh, samvar, nirjara and moksha which are soul, non-living matter and enery,influx of karmas, bondage of karmas with soul,stoppage of influx of karmas,shedding of karmas, completely free and pure state of soul free from all the karmas respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">But, we have to note here that one has to have faith in these tattvas as described by omniscient Sri Jinendra <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>bhagwan and not in any other way.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333">“Chir rakshak dharma humara ho , ho dharma humara chir sathi, Jag main a humara koi tha, hum bhi na rahein jag ke sathi”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Sri Yugalji says that from the beginingless time this dharm was our true companion.No one , except for this dharm, was any companion of this soul in this world and so this soul should also not have any attachment with this world<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Sri Mangatramji says that with is dharm he would workhard or do purushartha to attain moksha or salvation and will never return back in this sorrowful world again.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">This was the dharam bhavana in very short.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Note:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> Here, I finish with a small<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and brief description of all the 12 bhavanas or anuprekshas as said in Sri Jinvani.I have tried to do my level best.But as I am neither good at understanding of the scriptures nor at the language, so there would have been a lot of errors in my write-ups.So, the wise men are requested to please correct it and read it accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">I would pray to Omniscient Lord Jinendra to please forgive me for the mistakes which I would made in these write-ups knowingly and unknowingly.”<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i>Om namo bhagwatey Vrishabhdevaay !!!”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Amit Prakash Jain <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-17341357823942061242011-01-21T14:14:00.000+05:302011-01-21T14:15:25.410+05:308.Samvar bhavana:,9.Nirjara bhavana :and ,10.Lok bhavana:<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe">8.Samvar bhavana:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe">“Samvar” means ‘stoppage of the influx of the karmas’.Samvar is one of the 7 realities or tattvas as described by Kevali Bhagwan.Samvar means stoppage of influx of all type of karmas whether good or bad that is whether punya or paap.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe">Sri Mangatramji, in his barah bhavana, says that when we put a stopper or a lid on the hole in the boat then, it stops the entry of water into our boat.This water was very harmful for the boat as it could drown it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe">So, is the case of samvar.When the soul has feeling of attachment, or hatred etc then the influx or aasrav of karmas occurs and it binds to the soul as a part of its kaarman sharir (kaarman body).But, when the soul avoids any feeling of attachment or hatred etc and when he thinks on barah bhavanas, 22 parishehs, samitis, guptis , das-lakshan dharmas (uttam kshama, mardav etc..) then there occurs a stoppage to the influx of karmas and this is what is called as samvar bhavana.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe">Pt. Daulatramji, in his Chhah dhala says that the souls who have not allowed their thoughts or feelings to take the form of attachment, liking or disliking etc, and have thoughts and feelings of only the nature of the self-soul, only those souls have been successful in stopping the aasrav or the influx of the karmas and obtaining samvar to get eternal bliss.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe">So, you see that these barah bhavanas are themselves a cause of samvar or a means to stop the influx of the karmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:BatangChe">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">9.Nirjara bhavana</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif""> :<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">‘Nirjara’ means shedding of the karma particles.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nirjara or shedding of the karma particles from the kaarman body of the soul is occurs when the fruition or maturation of karma occurs or simply speaking when the karma gives its results then it is shed off.This type of shedding of the karmas is called as “Akaam nirjara” or natural or unintentional shedding of karmas.But , it is of simply no use, because by the time a karma is shed-off, a lot of new karmas influx and get bonded with the soul.And these karmas are the route cause of the vicious cycle of the birth and death for this soul and so they are the cause of sorrow to the soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There is another type of Nirjara which called as Sakaam nirjara and it is of the use of soul ion his path of salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sakaam nirjara means intentional shedding of the karmas or the shedding of karmas by penance or tapas both internal as well as external called as antar-tap and bahya-tap respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sri Mangatramji says that when we have put a stopper or a lid to the hole in the boat then no new entry of water into the boat occurs and this was samvar.But what about the water which has already accumulated in the boat? With this water inside the boat, it will not be possible to carry on our journey.So, he says that this water can go out by 2 means.One is due to sun which evaporates this water at its own time and rate.This is just like ‘akaam nirjara’.While the other way is that the boatman himself work hard to throw out this accumulated water with his own hands.This is just what we say is Sakaam nirjaraa’.So what work should a soul do to remove out his karmas? It is the practice of both the internal and the external tapas or penances.This leads to shedding of the accumulated karmas in a short time or before their maturation or fruiting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Samvar sahit karo tap prani, miley mukti rani</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sri Mangatramji says that , soul should do penance or tapas with samvar.Means the shedding of karmas must be accompanied with the stoppage of the influx of new karmas otherwise there will be no use of shedding of the karmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">So,Nirjara bhavana tells us that With sakaam nirjara or intentional shedding of karmas, the soul can get free of all his karmas and can get moksha and enjoy his eternal bliss for all the times to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10.Lok bhavana:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Lok” means the part of universe in which all the 6 substances viz, soul,matter and energy,dharm,adharma,akash or space and kaal or time resides.Rest of the remaining infinite universe where except for the akash dravya or space no other drvaya or substance exists is “alok” or non-lok.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In this bhavana the soul has to think about what is this lok in reality and why he is roaming about from one birth to another in this lok.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Pt Daulatramji says that this lok has not been created by anybody and nobody is holding it up.It existed from the beginingless time from on its own and no one can destroy it.Nobody is the doer or the director of this lok.It is filled with all the six substances viz, jeev,pudgal,dharm,adharm,akaash and kaal.Due to his beginingless ignorance and attachment feelings this soul is roaming from one birth to another in this lok and is suffering from all kinds of sorrows.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hum chnod chaley yeh lok tabhi lokant virajein shan main jaa<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nij lok hamara vaasa ho phir bhav bandhan se hum ko kya?"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Means : When the purifying fire of penance or tap is lightened and in that the chains of karmas of the soul gets melted (that is nirjara or shedding-off of karmas).And from all the parts of the <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>self-soul the streams of Amritha (that which is undestroyable and that which is the soul’s self- nature, that is anant gyan and darshan) sprout up.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">And then at that time only,the soul will leave this world and will get situated at the top of this world (salvation) where all the salvated souls resides.The soul will reside in his self and that will be his actual world and whatever happens to this destroyable world- it will not affect him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">So, the lok bhavana tells us to meditate on the lok and gets our doubts clear and think about how to get rid from the vicious<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>sorrowful journey in this lok.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333;mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Dr.Amit<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-24663651332886660952011-01-21T14:12:00.000+05:302011-01-21T14:13:35.245+05:306.Ashuchi Bhavana: and 7.Aashrav bhavna:<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">6.Ashuchi Bhavana:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">The term “Asuchi” simply means ‘impure’.Whose impurity is talked about here?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Here the impurity of the body is talked about.Our body is actually very impure or rather dirty and we all know it, but do not accept this.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">This thought or bhavana is to make<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the soul realize that the body with which he is having so much of attraction is actually so dirty and how he could like it or get attached with it?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">I being a doctor, has seen human body from very close.When we open the body, everything is so dirty and it smells very bad.And you know many things are so dirty that we even do not want to see them again.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>“Pal rudhir raagh mal thairy kikasawa aditein maily<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Nav dwar bahein ghin kaari, ass deh karey kim yaari?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Daulatramji in his Chhah dhala says that this body is made of pus, blood,bone, muscles, faecal matter, fats and other impure and dirty substances and the waste products from this body comes out from nine gates viz anus, mouth, 2 ears, 2 eyes,sweat-pores of skin,2 nostrils.And when these waste comes out, then you don’t even feel to like to see it, then how you (soul) can have attachment with this body?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">“Jiske shringaaron maim era yah menhga jeevan ghul jaata,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Atyant ashuchi jad-kaaya se iss chetan ka kaisa naata?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Yugalji asks that this impure body and its make-up, the soul’s precious human life is wasted is actually not worthy of his attachment.How can a knowledgeable soul have attachment with this impure and non-living body?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Note: Here this bhavana is not to produce the feeling off hatred towards the body, but it is just to say that soul is different and body is different, soul is pure in reality while body is impur in reality.Both are different , but due to his beginingless ignorance this soul is having attachment with this body and is roaming around in the vicious cycle of birth and death.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">7.Aashrav bhavna:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">The term ‘Ashrav’ means ‘the coming or influx of the karmas’.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sahrav is one of the seven tattvas of realities as described by Sri Jinendra bhagwan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Pt.Daulatramji, in his Chhah dhala says that due to the nimmitha or yog of man-vachan-kaay or thought-speech and action, there occurs vibrations in the soul which causes the influx of the karmas.This is called as Aashrav.This Aashrav causes sorrows to the soul.The ones who are wise will try to get away from the aashrav.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">“Din raat shubhaashubh bhaavon se mera vyaapar chalaa karta<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Manas vaani aru kaaya se aashrav ka dwar khula rehta.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Yugalji says that this soul due to earlier bonded karmas or due to ignorance about the true nature of the self-soul,does non-self-nature feelings like<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>good or punyas and bad or paaps, and then through the means of these thoights, speech and the actions, there occurs the influx of new karmas and this is called as aashrav.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Mangatramji in his barah bhavna gives example of a boat.He says that if soul is a boat then his ignorance causes hole or holes in the boat, through which the water enters into the boat and we all know how much harm this water can do to the boat in a sea.So is the case of this aatma or soul and the influx of karmas or aashrav is like the entry of water into the boat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-82504018424432076062011-01-21T14:11:00.000+05:302011-01-21T14:12:14.687+05:304.Ekattva bhavana:and 5.Anyattva Bhavana:<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">4.Ekattva bhavana:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">‘Ekattva’ in simple words means ‘one-self is alone’, or rather the self-soul is alone or solitary.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">See, the meaning of this thought is to explain that no one is your’s except for you yourself that is the self-soul.Not even the body in which the soul resides is your’s then how can any other person or thing can be of the self-soul.And if nothing is of self-soul then why to have feeling or faith of belongingness in the non-self others ? And this misconception is the cause of all our sorrows and our vicious cycle of birth and deaths.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Aap akela avtarey ,marai akela hoy<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Yu kabahun iss jeev ko saathi sadaa na koi.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Bhudhardasji says that you take birth alone and when you die that time also go alone, no one comes with you nor goes with you.So there is infact no companion of your’s.You means self-soul is all alone.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Janmey marey akela chetan , such-dukh ka bhogi,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Aur kisi ka kya ek din yah deh judi hogi……………….”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Mangatramji says that this soul takes birth and dies all alone .And even when this body has to be left after death then who else can belong to this soul? Means no one is companion of this soul.And when on your death your family members cries they actually cries for the attachment with your body and the happiness they were getting from.They can come with the body till the cremation only and what after that?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Just as we meet people in a fare etc , we meet the so-called family in a life and we have to leave them and go all alone after death and we don’t know whether we’ll meet them again or not.!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">In Chah dhala Sri daulatramji says that whatever deeds or karmas are done by thius soul- whether good or bad,their results will have to be suffered by this soul all alone.And your son, wife etc are only for their selfish aspirations, they cannot share the sufferings from the results of your karmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Mai ekaaki ekattva liye ekattva lye sab hi aatey<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Tan dhan ko sathi samjha tha par ye bhi chhod chaley jaatey”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Yugalji says that I means self-soul and other souls all are all-alone in themselves,no one is a companion of the other.He says that if the soul thinks that his body, wealth etc are his friends or companons then, he is totally wrong as these things also leaves him at death<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">5.Anyattva Bhavana:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">“Anyattva” means to have difference and distinctness.”Anya” means “the other”.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Well, it will be cleared under the following description.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Actually this thought or feeling says that the soul is distinct in itself and he is different and totally distinct from ‘the others’ like body and other pudgal (matter and energy) and other souls.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">“ Mere na huey ye mai insey ati bhinn akhand nirala hun<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Nij mai par se anyattva liye nij samras peeney wals hun”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Yugal ji says that the body and wealth etc are not of the soul’s and the soul is absolutely different from them and is indivisible in itself and is distinct and unique.The soul is distinct and different from all ‘the others’ in himself and he enjoys his self-soul’s own eternal bliss.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Daulatramji in his Chhah dhala says that when the soul and body which resides in the same space units just like milk and water are actually different and distinct from each other, then the other things like weath, house etc which can be clearly seen as different from the soul, can be that of the soul’s.Means nothing , not even the body in which the soul resides is part of the soul and the soul is separate and distinct from all these non—self ‘the others’.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Mangatramji very nicely describes this feeling of anyattva or the distinctness of the soul.He says that in this world due to beginingless ignorance of this soul, he is full of misconceptions and he is just like a deer who searches water in the dry desert as he sees falsely a source of water in the desert.And he actually never gets water as water is not<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>there in reality in the desert and it was only a misconception of the deer.Same is the state of this soul in this world .He also searches happiness in the worldly things like body, wealth etc, but they cannot give him happiness in reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">He says that the soul has to understand that he is different and body is different, he is knowledgeable while the body cannot have knowledge and both are absolutely different, but are residing in the same space units like water and milk and that is why he is mistaking them as one and the same.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">The soul is distinct from all ‘the others’ and he should always strife for getting the right faith , right knowledge and right conduct to get salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-53244983126410669752011-01-21T14:09:00.000+05:302011-01-21T14:10:34.332+05:302.Asaran Bhavana: and 3.Sansar Bhavana:<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><b>2.Asaran Bhavana</b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">“Asaran”- means no-sheltor or no-protection.No jeev or soul can be saved from death by anybody or any means.One has to die and leave this body one day- and this is unavoidable truth.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">“Samrat mahabal senani uss kshan ko taal sakega kya? Asaran mirth kaaya mai harshit nij-jeevan daal sakega kya?”<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Sri Yugalji says that whether he may be a great, brave , warrior king,but can he avoid his death?Can he put back his life into his deadbody?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">“Sur asur khagaadhip jetey,mrig jyon hari, kaal darey tein,<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mani mantra tantra bahu hoyee, martey na bachaavey koi”<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Sri Daulatramji says that the kings of devtas i.e that is Indras, king of Asur-devtas,kings of birds and all of these, were killed by death just like a deer is killed by lion.And, no precious miraculous things like manis,various mantras or mystical verses etc were able to help them to avoid death.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">No one can give you shelter or “saran” in this world.Only our self-soul is the only shelter or saran for us.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Lastly, Sri Bhudhardasji says <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">“dal bal devi devta maat pitaa parivar, marti biriyaan jiv ko koi na raakhan haar”</i>. He says that your parents, your relatives, your power, the gods and goddesses – no one can save you at the time of your death.You have to die, no one is your protector.!!!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">So, Asaran bhavana tells us that we should not believe anybody as our shelter or protector in this world.We have to die one day and that our Self-soul is the only true shelter for us.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">3.Sansar Bhavana:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sansar means world in general. What is sansar ?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Combination or association of dravyas or substances is called as sansar.So this world is nothing but an association of all the 6 substances viz.soul, pudagal (matter and energy), dharma, adharm, akash and kaal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Now why we have to think about this world? We have to do this to see the real nature of this world which is sorrowful and can never give us true happiness.In this sansar we that is the souls are roaming about from one birth to another due to our misconception and ignorance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Daam bina nirdhan dukhee, trishna vas dhanwaan,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Kahoon na such sansaar mai sab jag dekhyo chhan.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Bhudhardasji says that because of lack of wealth a poor is unhappy in this world, but a rich is also not happy here because he has greed for more and more and like this, he says, no one is happy in this world.This world cannot give us happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Chahun gati jeev bharey hai,parivaratan pachcha karey hai<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sab vidhi sansar asaaraa, yaa mai such naahi lagaara”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Daulatramji says that in this sansar the souls are wandering in the 4 gatis or 4 gategories of states like as in heaven, hell, human beings and as animals etc.And, the souls are experiencing the 5 times of changes which are dravya, kshetra, kaal, bhaav,and bhay means substance,place,time,feeling or thought and life respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">But, in all these states the soul is getting sorrow only and there is not even a bit of happiness in this world or sansaar.So we should think this world as sorrowful and should divert ourselves towards our self-soul which is the real and eternal cause of joy foe us.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">“Sansar mahadukh sagar ke prabhu dukhmay such abhaason mai<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Mujhko na mila such kshan bhar bhi kanchan kaamini praasaadon mai.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">Sri Yugal ji says that that there were many instances in this world which were actually sorrowful but due to my ignorance they appeared to me as that of joy.But in all those things also like wealth and woman etc, I didn’t got a pinch of joy or true happiness even for a moment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">There is nothing in this world which can give a soul joy.Soul can get true joy only in the self-soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%">So, The Sanasr Bhavana tells us to see this world as sorrowful and try to get rid of this vicious cycle of birth and death which is making us to travel in this sorrowful world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-59229971153813832462011-01-21T14:05:00.001+05:302011-01-21T14:08:16.588+05:30An english expalantion of the 12 feelings or barah bhavanas or Barah Anuprekshas<p class="MsoNormal">“Muni sakal vrati badbhaagi, bhav-bhogan tein vairagi<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Vairagya upaavan maa e ye chintyo Anupreksha bhai”- Chhah Dhala<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It means that the munis or the revered veetragi monks are having the complete vows and are detached from the various worldly pleasures.To obtain such a detachment, the meditation on the Anupreksha or the Barah bhavanas or the twelve feelings are like Mother.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Actually these are the feelings or thoughts about the reality of this world, about our true nature and the causes as well as treatment of the sorrows which are suffered by the soul from the beginingless time.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Many of our acaryas, munis and vidwans and poets have tried to put these 12 thoughts or feelings in their own words in the best possible ways.Most of you must be knowing many of these.Some are very popular ones.I have chosen a few of them for this write up.Some of them is “Raja rana chhatrapati” by Bhudhardasji, Anuprekshas of Chhah dhala by Daulatramji,”Kahaan gaye chakri” by sri Mangatramji and the barah bhavana in the Jaimala of dev-shastra- guru puja by Jugal Kishoreji Yugal.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I have tried my level best, to present these.But, mistakes are natural to appear as I am neither good in understanding nor the language.So wise men are requested to accept my apologies and to correct it.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I will post these bhavanas in various successive posts.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Anitya Bhavana :<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">“Anitya” means that which is not stable.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">This world is not stable, means whatever we are seeing are destructible. We are actually seeing the particular states or paryayas of dravyas or substances. Paryayas are not stable and they changes.(but dravya is nitya or stable as it is never destroyed).<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">“Raja Rana Chhatrpati,haathin ke aswar, marnaa sab ko ek din apni apni baar”<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Means,whether he is a king , emperor and used to ride on elephant with great pomp and show, but everyone including him, has to die one day when his turn will come.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">“Jhoonthey jag ke sapney sarey,jhoonthi man ki sab aashayein<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Tan jeevan youvan asthir hai kshan bhangur pal mai murjhayein”<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Here, the poet says that false are all the dreams of this world and false are all the aspirations of our minds, because this body of our’s,this life and this youth is unstable.These are very temprory and will be destroyed with in no time.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">“Kahaan gaye chakri jin jeeta bharakhand saraa?”<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Sri Mangatramji asks that where have those chakravarti kings gone who had conquered the entire Bharat kshetra? Where are those Ram and Lakshman who killed powerful Ravan? Where is Krishna, his wives Rukmani and Satyabhama etc and that all their wealth and the town made of gold? They are not present today, all have to die one day.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">So,the Anitya bhavana says that nothing is forever or permanent in this world.So we must not be attached with the worldly situations , states and relations as they will be destroyed one day for sure.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">Dr.Amit Prakash Jain</p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-47741751720391240242011-01-20T14:51:00.000+05:302011-01-20T14:52:06.221+05:30Jinvani Prayer with simple english meaning.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 22px; "><table width="100%" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: inherit; table-layout: fixed; "><tbody style="line-height: 1.22em; "><tr style="line-height: 1.22em; "><td valign="top" style="line-height: 1.22em; white-space: nowrap; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: inherit; white-space: normal; "><tbody style="line-height: 1.22em; "><tr style="line-height: 1.22em; "><td height="10" style="line-height: 1.22em; "></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 1.22em; "><td style="line-height: 1.22em; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: inherit; white-space: normal; "><tbody style="line-height: 1.22em; "><tr style="line-height: 1.22em; "><td height="10" style="line-height: 1.22em; "></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 1.22em; "><td style="line-height: 1.22em; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Dear all.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 11.6667px; ">Here is a simple english translation of the Jinvani stuti which we recite after any Shastra-sabha.I beg yr pardon for my mistakes and hope that the wise-men will correct it while reading.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 11.6667px; ">Regards.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 11.6667px; ">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Mithyatam nashveykhon,gyan ke prakashveykhon</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Aapa-par bhas veykhon bhanu si bakhani hai</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Means: The words of Sri Jinendra that is Sri Jinvani is like Sun for:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; "> </span>the destruction of the darkness of illusions and wrong beliefs that is mithyathva,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">for spreading the light of knowledge,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">and for differentiating between the self-soul and the non-self others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Chhahon dravya jaanvey khon, bandh-vidhi baan veykho</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Swa-par pichhan veykhon param pramani hai</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Means: Sri Jinvani is the most reliable source for :</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Knowing all the six substances,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Understanding the karma bondage,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">to understand what is the self-soul and what are the non-self others</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Anubhavatay veykehon,jeevon ke jataay veykhon,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Kabhau na sataay veykhon,Bhavya urr aani hai</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Means Sri Jinvani has appeared into the hearts of Bhavya souls (those who will attain samyakthva soon ) for :</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Making them experience the knowledge about self-soul,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">to alert the souls about themselves,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">to prevent them from any sorrows.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Jahan tahan tarveykho,paar ke utaar vey kho,sukh vistar veykhon</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Yehi Jinvani hai.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">And finally Sri Jinvani is the one which is for the betterment of all souls,for sailing them to the shore of the sea of the birth and death and for giving them infinite bliss and joy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Ja vaani ke kyan tein soojhey lokalok,soh vani mastak dharon sadaa de thon dhok.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Means: With the knowledge of Jinvani, there comes the knowledge of all the living as well as non-living worlds.To that Jinvani,I will always bow down and pay my Obeisance.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; color: red; ">Hey Jinvani Bharti tohey japun din-rein,jo thari sharna gahey so peavey such-chain.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Means : Oh mother Jinvani !!! I recite you day and night,as the one who takes your protection gets happiness and satisfaction.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">“oh Jinendra !!! I beg your pardon and sak you to forgive me for any mistakes done by me in this write-up- knowingly nas well as unknowingly.</span></p></div></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-5486285586186907842011-01-10T13:46:00.002+05:302011-01-10T13:48:45.904+05:30How we get the results of our karmas or deeds?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Acarya Vidhyasagarji , in one of his pravachans, told about one 'Arkant mani' (mani is precious stone kind of thing).This mani has a a quality that whenever it comes in sunlight, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>fire is produced. Our case is also the same. When we get sunlight of dravya ,Kshetra, kaal etc then the arkant mani of our karmas , produces fire of ‘results’ or ‘karma-fal’.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">See neither sunlight alone nor the arkant mani alone can produce fire.But an association of both is required for the production of fire.So, the dravya, kshetra,kaal etc are all nimittas or instrumental causes to produce or express the fruits of our own karmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">So, if we criticize the nimmithas or the instrumental causes as the real cause of what is happening to us then we are wrong.We have to take these nimmitha only as the facilitators while the real cause of the happenings is our own karmas which we had bonded to our souls.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Then, Acarya Sri says that, we can do some kind of protection.Like for instance , there is a lot of hot sunlight , then what we can do? We cannot avoid it completely, but we can close our eyes.This can give us little bit of protection.Also we can face in different direction that is opposite to that of sun.This will also give us some protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">He says that Acarya Pujyapad has said in his “Isthaupdesh” that we have to “pashyan pina pashyati” ‘dekhtey huye bhi nahi dekhe’ means should not see after seeing also.It is upchar or treatment.How can we avoid seeing, if we are infact seeing it? Well, it is difficult, but is the only treatment.If a karma is giving you its results then what can you do? Just try to ignore it or see it with indifference or see it in its true sense that yaa I had done such a thing that is why it is happening to me and the place or person through which it appears to be appearing to me are actually not the real causes.They are just the nimmithas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 19px; ">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain</span>.</span></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-3398668004574809262011-01-06T11:38:00.003+05:302011-09-27T00:14:02.071+05:30What are Anga and Purvas in Jainism?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: 19px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: times, serif; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: times, serif; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" height="100%" bg="" valign="top"><table width="100%" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="table-layout: fixed; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; white-space: nowrap; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="white-space: normal; "><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: times, serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Well, whatever Sri Gautam Swami, the gandhar or the prime student of Lord Mahavir got from thee, he compiled it into 12 parts called as dwadas ( twelve) angas.There was also knowledge from the tradition of Pre-Lord Mahavir, that is from Lord Parshvanath's tradition and even from before that.Those were called as "Purvas".The word 'purva' itself means 'before'.In our texts there is mention of 14 purvas.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">These 14 purvas are described in the 12th anga of Jinvani which is called as 'Dristivaad' anga.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Unfortunately the knowledge of these purvas was lost after Sri Bhadrabahu Acarya.It will be worth to mention that many of these purvas were dedicated to the description of the secret magical knowledge,super-natural powers ,astrology,future-telling etc apart from tattvas,dravyas and ayurved.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A story ,I had heard that Once Sri Bhadrabahuji saw a muni using these powers, and got the intuition that in the forthcoming times, this knowledge can be misused.So it is said that he didn't preached these knowledge.Sri Bhadrabahuji who was the guru of Chandragupta Maurya, was the last person to have knowledge of all these 14 purvas apart from all the other angas .After him for nearly 170 yrs the Acaryas like Vishakhacharya , Dharmsen Acarya etc were having knowledge of only the first 10 purvas.But after, this no one had knowledge of purvas.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Only Dharsen acarya who used to live in a cave in Girnarji, was having the knowledge of some chapters of the 2nd purva named as Agraayani.He taught this to two brilliant munis named as Bhutbaliji and Pushpdantji, who compiled this into granths- mostly into Sri Shatkhandaagamji.So, Shatkhandaagam is a treasure for us, it has the knowledge which came from the shraman tradition of pre-Mahavira period.The time period of compilation of Shatkhandaagam is said to be about 160 AD.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">It is also worth-mentioning that some chapters of the 5<sup>th</sup> purva that is gyanpravad was known to Acarya Gundhar and on the basis of which he wrote Kashay-Pahud granth.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Now, what happened to the Angas?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Well, as per digambers the knowledge of the 11 angas was were lost and are not available and they were lost in something like within 200 yrs of the nirvana of Mahavir.But Swetamber tradition says that the 11 angas’ meaning and principles etc were preserved and were then written down by the jain monks after some 1000 yrs of nirvana of Mahavir.But digambers do not accept their authority.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">What are Anga-Bahyas Agams?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">These were the expanision of the angas by the srutkevalis or the monks who were having the knowledge of atleast 10 purvas.But, these srutkevalis also not found after Sri Bhadrabahuji was at the time of Chandragupta Maurya.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Now these anga-bahyas are also said to be lost by digambers.However, the swetamber do accept their exixtence.But,all the sanghas of swetambers are also not unanimous on that.Murtipujak swetambers accepts 34 anga-bahya agams while sthanakwasi and terapanthi swetambers have only 21 of these.It is said the agams which are not accepted by these latter two are related to idol-worship and related things which these sects don’t believe.</p></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></div></div></span></td></tr><tr><td height="100"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width="10"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14pt; "></div></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-21397563349510599712011-01-01T09:54:00.000+05:302011-01-01T09:55:37.466+05:30The Terapanth of Digambers was started by a Swetamber:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Pt. Banarasidas ji was born in a swetamber jain family.He was the person who established the terapanth of Digamber jainism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">In terapanth of digamber jainism, they do abhisek of Jina idol only with Water and do not do panchamrit abhisek as in Beespanth of Digamber jainism.They also do not use Flowers and non-dry fruits like apple, orange etc for Jina-puja.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">In digamber-terapanth , woman do not touch jaina idol and also do not do Jina-abhisek.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Terapanthi-digambers are mostly in bundelkhand,UP and parts of Rajasthan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">There is no concept of bhattaraks in terapanth-digambers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Terapanth of digambers was established in a period when the jain-pujas have become very magnificent with the use of panchamrit abhisek and flowers and sweets and fruits etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">In digamber-terapanth, one more imporatant salient feature is that they do not worship Yaksha-yakshinis like Padmavati devi etc.They believe that the concept of shaashan devi-devta was a later addition in jainism in the gupta period, due to the influence of brahminism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">The period when terapanth-digamber tradition took its shape was nearly the same when Sthanakwasi tradition started in Swetambers, who didn't believes in odol-worship.Similarly , Taaranpanth was started in the same time in digamber jainism in the budelkhand region, who also didn't believe in idol worship.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">But, due to the emergence of terapanth in digamber tradition, most of the people accepted it rather than Taaranpanth which was against idol-worship.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Terapanth-digambers do idol-worship but in a very simple form.</span></p></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-45980738410896737152011-01-01T09:46:00.000+05:302011-01-01T09:47:37.090+05:30Dharm dravya in Jainism:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: medium; "><br /><table width="100%" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="table-layout: fixed; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; white-space: nowrap; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="white-space: normal; "><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">This should not be confused with the dharm which we commonly refer to as "Nature of self soul", "Ahimsa" etc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Dharma dravya is one amongst the 6 dravyas or substances as per Jainism.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">It is the substance which helps in the motion of the other dravyas.See, dharm dravya itself doesn't moves other substances viz soul or pudgal, but if a soul or pudgal moves then it is helpful in its movement.Take for eg: Track of the railways.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Well tracks do not move the train but help the train to move and without the track a train cannot move, and so though train and track are two separate and different entities but then also the movement of train is helped by track.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">So is the relation of dharm dravya with the other dravyas.Thought alll dravyas are separate or independent but these kind of relationship is seen.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">"Dharmaastkaaya bhaav" (from Tattvartha sutraji)- means a soul will go upto the top of this Lokakash and not beyond it as there is no dharm-dravya beyond it.That is why Sidhha bhagwan stops at the topmost part of the lokakash.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Similarly adharma-dravya is the substance which helps the souls and pudgals to stop.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Dayanand Saraswati in his book "Satyarthaprakash" criticises the concept of dharm and adharm dravya, as he says that these cannot have independent existence and are carrieed by the souls themselves.But, it can be seen that he is confusing with the dharm and adharm with the dharma- dravya and adhrama- dravya.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain</span></p></span></span></div></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-2359811427660781202011-01-01T09:44:00.006+05:302011-01-01T10:48:38.292+05:30Jain theory of karmas : a perspective<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: times, serif; white-space: nowrap; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="white-space: normal; font-size: medium; "><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; font-size: medium; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="white-space: normal; "><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: times, serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jain theory of karmas was always criticized by the Buddhists and the advaitis etc. JAIN THEORY OF KARMA SAYS THAT EVEN IF A KARMA IS DONE WITHOUT INTENTION THEN ALSO YOU HAVE TO GET THE RESULT OF IT.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Buddhist says that the karma gives results only when done with intention. That is one of the reasons why Buddhists are allowed to eat meat of an animal which is neither killed by them, nor purposefully killed for them.But the question arises why will a butcher kill any animal if people like these are not going to come to buy the meat?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jain theory also asks one question, that if a child who don't know what a fire can do, puts his hand in fire then will the fire not burn his hand because it will think that this little child don't know about me? No, the fire will burn his hand also.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">But, yes one thing that buddhists and advaitis mistook in our theory was about the importance of intention.See if a karma is done intentionally then the strength of the bondage of karma will much more stronger as compared to that which is done unintentionally. Suppose a soldier kills a person to protect his country will have a simpler type of karma-bondage as compared to the one who kills an animal for his fun.!!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">So we can see the strength of bondage of karma with the soul depends on time, place, person , specific situations and one’s thoughts and feeling.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain</span></p></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: x-large; "></div></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-67467643159189480172010-12-23T13:19:00.000+05:302010-12-23T13:20:00.723+05:30Material theory of karma : 2<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><br />actually , I wanted to say something else and the subject of Leshya came so whole description went into that.<br />So, when we have a certain type of thought then it has power to attract the particles of Karma towards the soul.So whatever we think actually, that is what will be physically created.See I am very poor in language, but trying my best to express what I am feeling.<br />So, what we think, we attract the physical basis of the same.Suppose we were having some specific kind of thought when we were having the bandh or bonding of Aayu karma, then that particular thought will be attracting the aayu karma of it's own type.And then somewhere a physical body would be created in which your soul will go into in the next birth.Similarly whatever we get, we are responsible for that.If you are getting pain then believe it that sometime you might have attracted the pain by your thoughts.<br />If you are getting happiness then you must have only attracted it by your particular thoughts.I was astonished to see all this in a foreign CD and find the similar kind of description in jain philosophy.<br />So, the souls who have got salvation or moksha must have first attracted those opportunities of path of salvation by their thoughts.So thinking is the beginning and it is the only thing which we can do, rest everything will happen.!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Sukmal muni in his previous birth kicked his bhabhi with his foot.Bhabhi in anger built up a strong desire to eat up his feet.And we know that in the next birth what happened.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Bhabhi attracted the karma particles as per her strong thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">And when Sukmal muni was in dhyana then bhabhi who was now in the birth of a wild animal,comes there with her children.Her those karmas becomes mature till that time and we know that she eats Sukmal muni's feet.What she desired, she did or rather it happened.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">So, we should have good thoughts and desires<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Think of Kevalgyan and one day you will attain keval gyan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">In the worldly life also, you can see why the 90% of wealth is in the hands of only the 10% people.The reason is simple, because they attracted it by their strong thoughts.Thinking is the first step and the only step by you.Rest everything happens.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><br />See, I have limited knowledge and limited language, so if anything written by me goes against Jinvani then I apologise for it to Sri Veetragi Sarvagya Jindevji!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Amit Prakash Jain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-81799447296471660162010-12-23T13:13:00.000+05:302010-12-23T13:14:26.393+05:30Material theory of Karma and the 6 leshyas:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><table width="100%" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="table-layout: fixed; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; white-space: nowrap; "><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="white-space: normal; "><tbody></tbody></table><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="white-space: normal; "><tbody><tr><td height="10"> By: Dr.Amit Prakash Jain</td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: black; "><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Think positive.Think about what you want.Because what you think you attract the same.It has got scientific basis also and I have written these lines as it is after watching a CD based on positive thinking and its effect.The CD is from some western country.But I would like to say something about the 'Material theory of Karmas' as per Jainism in this context.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">See Jain philosophy do accepts a material theory of Karma.It says that Karmic particles are like the very very minute dust sort of substances and as per the thoughts of the soul , they comes and sticks to its pradeshes (indivisible units of soul).</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Now, how strong is your thoughts and what is the type of your thoughts, the same will be the power or force by which these Karma particles will stick to the soul.The karma particles surrounds the Soul and even give it a specific colour which is called as "Leshya" in Jaina Texts.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">There are six leshyas.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">We can take soul as prism, then any thing which will surround it, the prism reflects the same colour, so is the case of Soul.The type of leshya which surrounds the soul is seen as the colour of the soul.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">These six leshyas are black,blue,grey,red,yellow and white.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Out of these the first 3 are bad leshyas and the black being the worst.The person with black leshya is doing all sins and having lot of Kashayas (anger,proud,greed ,cunningness).The blue and grey are comparatively better.But they all are bad leshyas.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">From the red leshya starts the good leshyas.The person with red leshya is careful about what he does, he isw religious and know what is wrong and right.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The yellow leshya person observes the vratas or vows,has less anger etc.</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Then comes the best leshya that is the white or shukla leshya.Here the person observes mahavratas and is constantly having dhyana of his self-soul,and is not affected by praise or bad words etc.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: black; "><span class="apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: black; "><span class="apple-style-span">Dr. Amit Prakash Jain</span></span></p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "></div></div></span></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-3101664053277177362010-12-19T11:04:00.004+05:302011-03-09T22:32:50.881+05:30Jaimaala of 24 Tirthankars<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:16.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black">Jay Rishabh Dev rishigan namant</span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black"><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jay Ajit Jeet bas Ari turrant</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jay Sambhav bhav-bhay karat choor</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jay Abhinandan anand pur</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jay Sumati sumati-daayak dayaal</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jay Padma padma-duti-tan rasaal</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Jai Suparshva bhav-paash naash</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Chand chand-tan-duti prakash</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Pushpdant gati-dant set</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Sheetal sheetal-gunn niket</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Shreynath nath sehas bhujj</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Vassav-pujit Vassupujya</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Vimal vimal-padd den haar</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai jai Anant gunn-gan apaar</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Dharm dharm shiv-sharm det</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Shanti shanti-pushti karet</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Kunthu kunth-vadit akhey</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Arijin vasu ari chhay karaey</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Malli malla hath moh mall</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Munisuvrat vrat shalya dalya</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Nami nit vaasav mut saprem</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Neminath vrash chakra nem</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Parshvanath anaath-naath</span><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Jai Vardhman shiv nagar saath</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">Choubis Jinandaa anand-kandaa Paap-nikandaa sukh-kaari,Tinn padd jugg chandaa uday-amandaa vaasav vandaa hitkaari</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">"Om Hreem Sri Vrishabhaadi chaturvishanti Jinebhyo Maha-argham nirvapaamiti- Swahaa !!!</span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p></o:p></span></p></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-36598434170659302402010-11-28T11:49:00.002+05:302010-11-28T11:59:29.692+05:30Dev-Shastra-Guru Puja : Pt.Jugal Kishoreji "Yugal"<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 25px; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "></span></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Keval Ravi kirano se jiska, sampoorna prakashit hai antar<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Us shri Jinvaani mai hota tattvon ka sundartam darshan<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Sad darshan,bodhacharn path pe r <span></span>aviral jo badtey hain munigan<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Unn Dev,param Aagam,Guru ko shat-shat vandan,shat-shat vandan”</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: I bow down hundreds of time to Dev,shastra and guru- in which the ‘Dev’ is the one who is illuminated with the light of the sun of ‘keval gyaan’ (that is thy is Kevali), The shastra is the words of the kevali dev in which all the tattvas or the realities are <span></span>described in beautiful way. And the Guru is the one who walks continuously on the path of right-faith, right knowledge and the right-conduct.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Indriye ke bhob madhur vish sam,laavanya mayi kanchan kaaya<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Yeh sab kuchh jad ki kreeda hai,mai abb tak jaan nahi payaa<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mai bhul swayam nij vyabhav ko ,par mamta mai atkaya hun<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Abb nirmal samyak neerliye mithya mal dhoney aaya hun”</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: The plays and the joys of indriyas or bodily-senses are like sweet-poison.This golden and beautiful body of mine is non-living and it’s not ‘me’. But, till now, I had not understood this.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">I had forgotten my own wealth of the soul’s qualities (which is ever- happy and joyful i.e. satchidaanand) and was hanging up in the delusion of ‘the other’(that is body and all others except for the self-soul).This is the dirt of illusion and to wash it out I have come with pure water of ‘samyakthva’ that is right faith.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Jad-chetan ki parinati prabhu sab,apney apney mai hoti hai<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Anulul kahein,pratikul kahein,yah jhuthi mann ki vrathi hai<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Pratikul sainyogo main krodhit hokar sansar badaaya hai<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Santapt hriday prabhu chandan sam sheetalta paney aaya hai.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means:- Non-living (like body) and soul both are separate and their dynamics are also separate. And if I say that the situations of the non-living things are <span></span>good or bad or as favorable and unfavourable,then it is just a delusion of my mind.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">And, as I was in this delusion, so when the so-called unfavorable situations came-up,I used to become angry and due to this I am continuing in the cycle of birth and death that is in this world or sansar.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">But, now Oh Lord !!! my heart is very sad due to this and I have come to you to get coolness like that of sandalwood or chandan.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Ujjwal hun kunda dhawal hun prabhu,par se na laga hun kinchit bhi<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Phir bhi anukul lage jin par karta abhiman nirantar hi<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jad par jhuk jhuk jaata chetan,nashwar vaibhav ko apnaya<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Nij shahwat akshay nidhi paaney,abb das charan-raj main aaya.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Oh Lord,I am pure like white-gold and is not at all attached to “the other”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">But those “the others” which seems to me as so-called<span></span>favorable or good, I become proud-of them.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">And like this The soul bows down to the non-living and accepts only the destroyable wealth of the non-living substances.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">But now, Oh Lord ! Your this servant has come to you to get his own ,undestroyable ,never-ending, treasure (that is the soul’s own nature of knowing ans seeing”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Yeh pushp sukomal kitna hai,tan mai maya kuchh shesh nahin<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Nij antar ka prabhu bhed kahun,usme rijuta ka lesh nahin<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Chintan kuchh ,phir sambhasan kuchh,kiriya kuchh ki kuchh hoti hai<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Isthirta nij main prabhu paun jo antar ka kalush dhoti hain”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Means: Oh Lord,this flower which I have brought is very soft,and</span> there is no dirt and impurities in it.This flower is soft and pure not only from outside but also from inside.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Similar is my own nature (that is self soul’s nature) in which there is nothing dual that is ,it is pure in all aspects.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">But,Oh lord,as I hv forgotten my own nature and therefore,there appears differences in what I think,what I speak and finally what I does.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Oh Lord !!! let me get the stability and oneness in my thought,speech and action,which will wash away all my impurities.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Abb tak aganitha jad-dravyon se prabhu bhook na meri shant huee<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Trashna ki khayee khoob bhari par riktha rahi wah raikhta rahi<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Yug- yug se iksha sagar main prabhu gotey khata aaya hun<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Charnon main vyanjan arpit kar,anupam ras peeney aaya hun.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Oh Lord!!! Till know I have consumed infinite number of non-self substances but the well of my greed never filled and till now it is empty.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">From the beginning less time ,I am diving and swimming in the sea of desires, but today I have come to you with this dish (naivaidhya) and I will leave it in your feet and will enjoy the incomparable taste of my self-soul’s nature (of gyan and darshan).<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Jag ke jad-deepak ko abb tak samjha tha maine ujyara<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jhanjha k eek jhakorey main job anta ghor timirkara<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">At ev prabho yeh nashwar deep samarpan karney aaya hun<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Teri antar law se nij antar deep jalaney aaya hun.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Oh God ! till today I had accepted this non-living lamp as light,but this becomes dark only with a small blow of wind.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">That is why,I have brought this destroyable lamp to surrender to you and will light up my self-soul with the light of yours.That is ,how you are illuminating, I will also illuminate in the similar way.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Jad karma ghumata hai mujhko yeh mithyabhranti rahi meri<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mai ragi dweshi ho leta jab parinati hoti jad-keri<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Yo bhav karm ya bhav maran sadiyon se karta aaya hun<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Nij anupam gandh anal se prabhu ,per gandh jalaney aaya hun”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Oh Lord ! till now I was of the wrong faith that this non-self substances and karmas makes me move and so I used to become loving and hateful when I used to play or act in the non-self.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Like this,so many deeds or rather deaths I have experienced mentally through my own wrong feelings for centuries.But today,I will destroy the smell of non-self from me with the incomparable fire of my self-soul’s own fragrance (that is with manifestation of self nature of gyan and darshan).<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Jag main jisko nij kehta main who chhod mujhey chal deta hai<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Main aakul-vyaakul ho leta vyakul ka phal vyakulta hai<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Main shant nirakul chetan hun,hai mukti rama sehchar meri<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Yeh moh tadak kar toot padey,prabhu sarthak phal puja teri”</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: In this world to whomever I call as mine, he leaves me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">And,then I become anxious and worried,but the result of worries are worries themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">I am a calm, non-anxious ,worry-less soul and Salvation queen is the one who truly accompanies me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Oh Lord! Let all my illusions break away as a worth result of your puja.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">“Chhan bhar nij ras ko pee chetan mithya mal ko dho deta hai<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Kashayik bhav vinashta kiye nij anand amrit peeta hai</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Anupam such tab vilishit hota Keval ravi jag mag karta hai<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Darshan bal purna prakat hota,yeh hi ‘Arihant’ awastha hai<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Yeh argha samarpan karkey prabhu nij gunn ka argha banaunga<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Aur nishchit tere sa-drash prabhu Arihant awastha paaunga.”.</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means:By Enjoying self-soul’s own nature for even a few seconds also, this soul washes away the dirt of misconceptions and illusions.The Soul destroys all the wrong and self-harming feelings (jo aatma ko kase ya dukh de wah kashay hai) and so enjoys the taste of self-joy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">At this time,an incomparable joy and happiness appears and the sun of Keval-gyan illuminates.And the strength of right faith or darshan comes up that is,infinite-darshan (anant-drashan),infinite gyan appears and this state is the “Arihant” state (the one who is the destroyer of the enemies called as karmas).<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Oh Lord!!! I will surrender this argha (mixture of all the 8 dravyas used in puja like water,sandalwood,lamp etc…) to your feet and will make an argha of my own self-soul’s qualities and definitely in front of you my Lord! I will myself become “Arihant”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Bhav van main jee bhar ghum chukka,kan-kan ko jee bhar bhar dekha<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mrig sam mrig-trishna ke peechhe mujhko na milee such ki rekha"</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means : I have wandered in this jungle of birth and death for so long and I have seen each and every particle to the depth of my satiety.But like a deer ,I was running behind water in a desert ,and I didn’t even got even a line of happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Jhuthey jag ke sapney saarey jhuthee mann ki sab aashayein<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Tan jeevan youvan asthir hai chhan bhangur pal main murjhayein<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Samrat mahabal senani uss chhan ko taal sakeyga kya<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Asharan mrit kaaya main harshit nij jeevan daal sakega kya?"</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: False are all the dreams of this world and false are all my dreams.This body,this life and this youth is unstable.They are destroyable and gets destroyed in a short while of time.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Whether an Emperor, a great and brave soldier can avoid his death?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Can he again put his life into the dead body?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Sansrar mahadukh sagar ke prabhu dukh-may such aabhason main<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mujhko na mila Sukh chhan bhar bhi kanchan kamini prasadon main<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Main ekaaki ekattva liye,ekathva liye sab hi aatey<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Tan dhan ko saathi samjhatha par ye bhi chhod chaley jatey"</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">:This world <span></span>which is ‘Sea of sorrows ‘- in this there were such perceptions in me which were actually sorrowful but perceived by me as joyful.But in those perceptions also my Lord !!! like wealth,woman,and other luxuries, I never got happiness even for a second.</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">I thought that this body of mine and this wealth are my friends, but they also leaves me one day !!! And I am alone and came alone and was</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">alone since always.Everyone is alone in this world !!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Mere na huey ye main inn se ati bhinn akhand nirala hun<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Nij main par se anyathva liye nij samras peeney wala hun<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jiskey srinagaron main mera yeh menhga jeevan ghul jaata<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Atyant ashuchi jad kaaya se iss chetan ka kaisa naata?"</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: All these things like body,wealth etc never became mine.I am strictly different from them.I am indivisible and incomaparble.I am different in my own self from the others and I am the one who enjoys the bliss of my own nature that is to know and see.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">And,I being a soul, has no relation with this body which is so dirty and impure and in beautifying which my whole precious life goes waste.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Din raat subhashubh bhaavon se mera vyaapar chala karta<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Manas vaani aur kaaya se aashrav ka dwar khula rehta<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Shubh aur ashubh ki jwala se jhulsa hai mera antahsthal<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Sheetal samkit kirnein bhutein samvar se jaagey antarbal"</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Everytime whether day or night I am in the business of favourable and unfavourable thoughts that is so-called good and bad thoughts.And the doors for the inflow of karmas (that is aashrav) are always remaining opened through my thoughts,speech and actions.But this fire of so-called favourable and unfavourable has burnt by inner conscious.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Now,I pray to you that let the cool rays of samyakthva (right faith) come so that with these samvars (the tattva which stops aashrav) my inner strength arise.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Phir tap ki shodhak vahini jage karmon ki kadiyaan tut padein<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Sarvaang nijatma pradeshon se amrith ke nirjhar phut padey<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Hum chnod chaley yeh lok tabhi lokant virajein shan main jaa<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Nij lok hamara vaasa ho phir bhav bandhan se hum ko kya?"</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: then the purifying fire of penance or tapp be lighted and in that my chains of karmas get melted.And from all the parts of my self-soul the steams of Amritha (that which is undestroyable and that which is my self- nature that is anant gyan and darshan) sprout up.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">And then at that time only,I will leave this world and will get situated at the top of this world (salvation) where all the salvated souls resides.I will reside in my self-soul and that will be my world and what ever happens to this destroyable world- it will not affect me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Jaagey mam durlabh bodhio rabhu durnaytam satwar tal jaavein<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Bas gyaata dristha reh jaaun mad-matsar-moh vinash jaaven<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Chir rakshak dharm humara ho ,ho dharm humara chir sathi<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jag mein na humara koi tha hum bhi na rahein jag ke sathi"</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means:Oh Lord !!! this true gyan or true knowledge is very rare and difficult to get.Let I obtain this which would destroy all the harmful effects on me.Let me remain as a knower and Seer only and let the pride,illusion,wrong beliefs get destroyed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Let dharma (nature of self soul that is to know and see) be our eternal safe-guard and let this dharm be also our eternal friend.There was nobody in this world who was mine and today I am also of nobody in this world.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">“Charno main aaya hun prabhuvar sheetalta mujhko mil jaavey<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Murjhaayee gyan lata meri nij antarbal se khil jaavey.<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Socha karta hun bhogon se bujh javegi iksha jwala<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Parinam nikalta hai lekin pawak main ghee dala”<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Oh Lord Jinendradev,I have come to your feet so that I can get relief and coolness and my Severed Knowledge twig become healthy and fresh with my own self-soul’s power.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">I used to think that if I can cool down the fire of desires by materials and worldly pleasures,but the actual result of this comes as if I have put oil in fire,which makes it more strong.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">“Tere charno ki puja se indriye such ki hi abhilasha<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Abb tak na samajh hi paya sachchey such ki bhi paribhasha<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Tum toh avikari ho prabhuvar jag main rehtey jag se nyarey<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Att ev jhukein tav charnon main jag ke manik moti sarey”<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means :Oh Dev Jinesh,with the worship of your feet also I prefer to ask for pleasures of the bodily sense organs and till now I have not even understood what is real pleasure or joy.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Oh Lord ! you are pure and unpolluted ,you live in this world without being attached to it ! And this is the reason why all the gems of this world (great men and devs etc) bow down at your feet.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">“Syaadvaad mayee teri vaani shubh nay ke jharney jhartey hain<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Uss paawan nauka par lakhon prani bhav varidhi tar tey hain”<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Oh Jinendra !!! your words are of the ‘syaadvad’ type,that is you describe the absolute truth in each of its particular aspects one by one.In your teachings there are streams of various favourable<span> </span>ways or relative aspects of describing the absolute realities,flowing.And your teachings are a boat on which lakhs of souls cross this sea of birth and death.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">“Hey guruvar shahwat such darshak yeh nagan swaroop tumhara hai<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">jag ki nashwarta<span> </span>ka sachcha digdarshan karney wala hai<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Jabb jag vishyon main rach pach kar gaafil nidra main sota ho<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Athva wah shiv ke nishkantak path main vishkantak bota ho”<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: Oh Gurudev ,the demonstrator of real happiness !!!,this naked image is that of your’s which shows the true destroyable nature of this world.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">When I get engulfed in the various worldly pleasures then it means that I have myself put pricks and thorns in the clean and clear path of salvation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">“Ho ardha nisha ka sannaata van main vanchati chartey hon<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Tab shant nirakul manas tum tattvon ka chintan kartey ho<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Kartey tap shail nadi tat par tarutal varsha ki jhadiyon main<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Samta ras pan kiya kartey such dukh donon ki ghadiyon main<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Antar jwala harti vani mano jharti ho fuljhadiya<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red; ">Bhav bandhan tad-tad toot padein khil jaavein ki kaliyan<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red; ">Tumsa daani kya koi ho jag ko dedi jag ki nidhiyan</span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Din raat lutaaya kartey ho sam-sam ki avinashwar madiyaan”<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24px; ">Means: When there is dark silence in the midnight and in the jungle the wild animals do hunting,at that time,.Oh unanxious calm Guru ! you meditate over the realities or tattvas.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">You do dhyana and tap (penance) at the hill,at the banks of river and under the tree leaves during rainfall.And you always experience ‘indifference’ at all times whether they are of joy or sorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">Oh Guru! Your words are like beautiful crackers which takes away the fire of our inner psyche and the bondage to birth and death cycle breaks down and the buds of the inner qualities of the self-soul flowers out.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">There cannot be any donor in this world lik,e you.You shower on this world every time the gems and jewels of “indifference” or “samta bhav”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">“Hey Nirmal dev tumhein pranam<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Hey Gyan deep aagam pranam<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Hey shanti tyag ke murtimaan Shiv-path-panthi Guruvar Pranam”<o:p></o:p></span></i></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Means: I pay my Obeisance to the pure Dev<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">I pay my obeisance to the “Aagam” which is the lamp of knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">And I pay My obeisance to the idol of silence and sacrifice that is Nirgranth Guru.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">Here,I finish up with a simple English translation of Dev-Shatra-Guru puja written by Sri Jugal Kshoreji “Yugal”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; ">I ask Sarvagya Jindev to forgive me for any mistakes which knowingly or unknowingly I have made during this write up.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">“Poojan vidhi jaanu nahi,nahi jaanu awhaan<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; color: red; ">Aur visarjan huum nahi,kshama karo Jinraj”</span></i></span></p><p></p>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-68623526657559648842010-11-25T18:26:00.001+05:302010-11-25T18:26:12.333+05:30Why do we worship God in Jainism?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 23px; "><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Let us first discuss what Jain dharma says for worship of God.In Tattvarthsutraji, Acharya Umaswami Swamiji says "Mokshmargasya nettaram,Bhettaram karma bhu bhrataam</div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "> Gyataram vishwa tattvanam, Vandey Tad gunn Labhdhaye"</div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Means, the ones who are the leader of the path of moksha or salvation, who have destroyed their karmas,and those who have the complete knowledge of the realities of the world - to them I salute so that I can also attain the Gunns like that of their's.</div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">So, it is clear that whom to be worshipped, that is who are on mokshmarg, and those who have or are in the process of destroying their karmas.</div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">It also clears why to worship? It is only to get along on their path and attain what they have attained.</div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">God cannot give you anything and so do any devi- devata, Because if they give you anything then what is the importance of your karmas?</div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">If you will go in other path, you will attain something else, choice is one's.</div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.22em; ">But, this is for sure no one can give or take anything from you- this is an indestructible fact.</div></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-46680305980982690992010-11-25T18:16:00.001+05:302010-11-25T18:17:53.931+05:30Jain Prayer "Prabhu Patit paawan....."<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; ">Most of you must be familiar with the common stutu "prabh patit paavan...".<br />I am presenting a simple english meaning of it.Hope you'll enjoy it.And as I am <br />not good in language and understanding so please ignore my mistakes.<br /><br />“Prabhu Patit paavan,mai apaavan ,charan aayao sharanji<br />You viradh aap nihar swami,mait jaaman-maranji”.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: Oh Lord,you are the purifier of the impures,I have come to your feets to <br />take their shelter.<br />And Oh Master,just by seeing you my birth and death will get away.<br /><br />“Tum na pichhanya,Aann manyno dev vividh prakarji<br />Youu buddhi se ti nij na janyo,bhram ginyohitkarji”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: Oh Lord,I had not understood you and went to different other devs.That is <br />why,I had not understood ‘myself’ and was always in illusions which were harming <br />me.<br /><br />“Bhav vikat van main,karm bairee gyan dhan mero haryo,<br />Sab istha bhulyo,bhrashta hoy, anistha gati dhartyo bhiro”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: Oh Lord! In this dense jungle of births and deaths,my wealth of knowledge <br />has been looted by my enemy called Karma.That is why,I had forgotten all that <br />was favourable to me,and became corrupt to just wander in harmful states of <br />different births.<br /><br />“Dhan ghari,you dhan divas,youhi dhan janam mero bhayo<br />Ab bhag mero uday aayo darash prabhuji ko lakh layout”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: Great is this time and this day ,great is my this birth,and my fortune <br />has risen because I am seeing you my Lord!!!<br /><br />“Chhavi veetragi nagan mudra dristhi naasa pe dharey<br />Vasu pratiharya anant gunn yut koti ravi chhavi ko haein”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: Oh Lord ! your image is veetragi (“supreme detached”),<br />You are naked or nirgrantha and your eyes are towards your nose.You are <br />worshipped with so many pratiharyas (like chamar,bhamandal,chhatra etc..) and <br />your infinite qualities are dominating the lights of even crores of Suns.<br /><br />“Mit gayo timir mithyathva mero uday ravi aatam bhayo<br />Mo ur haras eso bhayo man rank chintamani layo”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: Seeing Thy image, the darkness of my illusions have collapsed and my <br />soul’s sun have arisen.I am so happy as if a pauper has got a miraculous object <br />which fulfills all what is desired.<br /><br />“Mai haath Jodi navai mastak vi namu tum charan ji<br />Sarvotkrahta trilokpati Jin sunahun taran taranji”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: I join my hands bow my head before your feets as I have heard that You <br />are the best of all and the Lord of all the three worlds.<br /><br />“Yachun nahi survas,puni nar raj parjan saathji<br />‘Buddha’ yach hun tum bhakti bhav-bhav deejiye Sivnathji”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 19px; "><br />Means: I don’t ask you to give me birth of a dev or king or the closeness of <br />family members and relatives.But, Oh Lord of Salvation !!! I ask you to give me <br />your bhakti in every birth.</span></div>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-51530512413210576052010-11-25T18:12:00.002+05:302010-12-10T23:58:56.475+05:30The Seven Tattvas or Realities in Jainism<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 23px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">by: Dr. Amit Prakash Jain</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">“Tattvarth shradhanam samyakdarshanam” – Sri Tattvartha Sutraji .Right faith or samyakdarshan is the true shradhan or faith in the tattvas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">There are seven tattvas- Jeev, ajeev, ashrav, bandh, samvar, nirjara and moksha.</span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 12pt; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Swetamber texts describes 9 tattvas which includes paap and punya as the two additional ytattvas, but paap and punnya are taken by digamber texts as punya- ashrav, punya-bandha, paap-ashrav and paap-bandha.So we can say that tattvas are nearly the same in both traditions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Jeev is the self-soul, which has infinite qualities, has infinite indivisible parts called as pradesh, and only jeev tattva has gyan or knowledge.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Ajeev tattva is the pudgal that is the non-living material,it also has various qualities like hard-soft,red-blue-green, sour-sweet etc.But these qualities cannot be enjoyed by it as ajeev do not have knowledge.Pugal can be matter or energy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">For Ashrav,bandh, samvar , nirjara let me give eg from barah bhavana by Sri Mangatramji.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Suppose, there is a boat and a hole is there in that boat, then the water enters in that boat thru the hole.This is how the entry of karmas to the pradesh (indivisible units of soul) of the soul occurs.This entry is "Ashrav".This water can be fresh or dirty- smelling.Dirty water adds to extra burden and problems in the boat.This dirty water is the paap karmas.Fresh water is like punya karma,in anyway it also adds to the drowning of the boat.Punya Ashrav is also making us unsailable thru this sea of bhavsagar.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">There are various pockets or spaces inside the boat in which this water can accumulate for a long time.This water logging is “Bandha” tattva,means when karmas have stuck to the soul and are not getting away easily on their own.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Now, when the boatman realises about this he puts a lid on that hole so that water doesn’t enter into the boat.This lid to avoid Ashrav of karmas is “Samvar” tattava.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">What can this lid be actually? Jain texts describes some 57 bhavs for the samvar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">which includes Barah bhavana, 22 parishahas etc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">But,this will prevent the new entry of water, what about the water which has already logged inside the boat, that is the karma bandhas?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">For this 2 things can happen.First is that in due course of time due to sunlight, that is heat, this water evaporates on its own, but it will take really a lot of time and even till then whether the lid will remain in its place or not- can’t be said.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Second one is that the boatman do hardwork (purushartha) and himself removes and throw the logged water out.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">This both above 2 things are “nirjara” tattva.First was savipak nirjara,in which the soul is not doing any purushartha, while the second is Avipak nirjara in which the soul does purushartha by various Tapas etc to get rid of the karma bandhas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Finally, a condition comes when there is lid in the boat plus there is no logged in water inside.In such a situation,the boat will sail up to the sea-shore.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">These examples I have taken from the barah bhavana “Kahaan gaye chakri- - - - )”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">A point to note here is that even when soul is doing prushartha, the lid or samvara is very necessary, so that the vicious cycle of water entry, that is karma ashrav is stopped, otherwise the hardwork is futile.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">“samvar sahit karo tap prani mile mukti rani</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Is dulhan ki yahi saheli janey sab gyani”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 1.22em; font-size: 14pt; ">Moksha tattva means when the boatman reaches the sea-shore, that is no more journey,and the goal is reached.</span></p></span>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-49206025950138000332008-11-22T14:26:00.004+05:302010-11-25T18:06:46.437+05:30Jainism & the Time-DimensionAs new theories of universe & time & space are coming, we are getting that all these were there in Jain philosophy.<br />Einstein has said that a person is not a single one but is a "time worm".<br />Means , there are a continuity.A person of present exists , similarly this same person of 5 min back also do have its existence.Means if we are able to go back inthe time line we can see that person of 5 min. back.<br />Einstein says that the time is the 4th dimension.So, this means that we can measure time, go back in the time & can come forward in the time-line.He says that when we represent a person on the time line, then we have to put the person at different times on this line & will find that the same person is on the same time line. .But The dimension when crossed is not destroyed.<br />For eg we are going from Jaipur to Delhi , then if we cross half the way then it doesn't mean that the road we have traveeled gets disappeared.We can still go back on the same road & see the same road again.<br />Similarly, we can go back in the time line & can find the same person of 5 min back or 1 yr back & so on.<br />Means the incidences are continuously passing on the time line & the 'present' is the point on the time line where we cross that particular incidence.<br />Means if I go in time line and stand at the point of 1984 then I can see the death of Indira Gandhi.If I can go still back on this time line I will cross it much earlier.<br />Similarly, there is something called as projection of the time line.This is what is behind the concept of 'time machine', means we can even see what will happen in future as the future is also on the same time-line.<br />Isn't it amazing?<br />Scientists says that to go back in time one has to attain a speed greater then that of light & should stand at a particular point on this time-line of which we want to see the happenings.<br />Have you all noted one thing?<br />That even if we go back or front in the time line we can only see the happenings but can't do anything or can't change it, because the things have already happened.<br /><br />Now, the same is the concept of "Gyata-drishta Sarvagya" in Jainisn.A sarvgya sees every thing & all the points of the time-line at the same instance, means he is not standing on this time-line otherwise he would be able to see only the things of that particular point of the time-line.<br />So, salvation according to jainism removes a soul from his journey on the time-line.<br />No future of the salvated souls could be seen as they are not travelling on the time line, but their past can be seen.<br />Jainsm also says that they can't do anything or make any change.<br />Yes, no one cannot make any changes on the time-line but can only see or observe.<br /><br />Dr. Amit Prakash JainDr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-47557546473384608512008-03-11T19:52:00.001+05:302015-04-30T11:17:08.731+05:30The concept of God in Jainism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Reference: 'Jain Dharma evam darshan' by Pt Kailash Chandraji<br />
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Vedics call jains as nastik as jainism do not believe in any Ishwar who is creater of this world.<br />
Let us analys this subject.<br />
For this I have referred the book "Jain dharma" written by sidhhantacharya Pt. Shri Kailashchandraji Shastri.<br />
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There are 3 kinds of faiths about god.One says that there is a supreme all-0mighty god who has created us & will destroy us.This world is not real ,& it is like a dream of the god (Brahma)<br />
The other faith is that the god has created us but cannot destroy us & he gives the fruits as according to our deeds.<br />
The 3rd faith says that there is no such god who has created us & this world but we & this world is beginningless & endless (anadi-anidhan)<br />
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Suppose, we go with the first faith & believes that there is a creater god who has created us & this world.There was nothing else in the beginning & only this supreme god was there.<br />
Now, the question comes that who has created god?<br />
From what substance he was created ?<br />
From where does those substances came from?<br />
The scholars of this faith says that the god has not been created ,he was there on his own.<br />
Means, they are accepting that there was a vastu (god) which was beginningless & was on its own i.e. nobody has created him.<br />
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Now, when a vastu or a substance is there then there must be existance of its qualities(gunns) because without qualities a vastu can't be there.So, they accept that the qualities were also beginningless & were on their own- nobody created them.<br />
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Now, the question arises when there was nothing else other than god then with what he created this world & the aatmas.?<br />
Vastu cannot form from avastu.Means there must be something raw material from which a substance is formed.<br />
For example we can make a ring, a chain,or a mukut of gold.We can also make a chain into a ring, a ring into a rod & so on,But in any case there must be the gold.<br />
Similarly, we find that water of sea evoporates & forms clouds & then again falls as rain, it can become ice- but in all such changes this Hydrogen & oxygen (which forms water) must be present.<br />
We can take countless examples & each time will come to conclusion that the basic substance is always existing & only thing which is happening is the change of form or state (paryaya).<br />
Scientists say that "matter or energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only their states or forms are changing"<br />
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So, it is not possible to create a substance from a non-substance. Or "something can never be created from nothing"<br />
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Jain phylosophy says that this world & the aatmas & every thing is existing from the beginningless time, we are not created from "nothing" by any god.<br />
No one can destroy us nor this world.<br />
Actually nothing is ever destroyed in this world.Have you seen you eat a fruit,it is digested and converted into energy , mass(your boby cells), & the rest is passed off as stools.<br />
This faeces goes into soil, taken up as nutrients by bacteria & plants & again this plant will give you fruit.<br />
What is destroyed in the whole process?<br />
Nothing.<br />
Only the form or state is changing, substance is never destroyed.<br />
So is the case of aatmas.We will leave this body oneday & will take another birth, but we'll be never destroyed.<br />
(to be continued- - - - - - )<br />
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So, we find that nothing can be created nor destroyed- that is we & this world is having existence on our own.<br />
Now, let us analyse the 2nd believe which says that a god has created us & this world but he doesn't interfere with the fruits ( i.e. sukh- dukh) we gets.We do karmas & get the results accordingly.Also this god can't destroy us.<br />
This is very questionable.You see if so called god is in nowhere coming in the results of our deeds or the karmas then what is his significance.<br />
Won't it be then correct to say, that we get things according to our own karmas.If we'll do wrong we'll get dukh or sorrow & the vice-versa.<br />
Again the people of this faith also believes that god is allmighty & if we do hie pooja or makes him happy then he will give us reward.<br />
You see the contradiction.On one hand they say whatever we get is in accordance with our own deeds & on the other hand they believe that if they makes the god happy then He'll give him good rewards- what is the role of the karma principle then?<br />
What a partiality god is doing- do wrong deeds along with doing his pooja etc- you'll get rewards- this injustice can be made out simply.<br />
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Third is the view of jina-dharma- which says that there is no god who is the creater, destroyer or the care-taker of this world.We get fruits in accordance with our karma.Nobody gives these fruits but we ourselves get them in according to our karmas.<br />
For example, if you put your hand on fire it will burn- no god is burning it.<br />
Similarly if you heat water it changes into steam- no god is making this steam.<br />
If a seed is sown in soil, water & sunlight if present- the seed will grow into tree- no god is doing this.<br />
Suppose that there is a god who is doing all this- then why the seed is not growing without soil & water?<br />
why your hand is not protected from heat when you put it on fire?<br />
Why water becomes steam & not ice when it is boiled?<br />
No- god is not doing all this- they happens on their own because one substance can influence other substances & can be itself influenced by other substances.<br />
That is why when we do a sin then we get a fruit which is dukh for us & when we do a good deed then it brings us a fruit which is sukh for us.<br />
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Jina-dharma says god is the one who has destroyed all his karmas & so has attained his swabhav i.e. kevalgyan & will not be born again in this world.<br />
Real sukh according to jina-dharma is in swabhav (that is to know & to see)- the worldly sukh are only for a while & are ultimately leading us to attain more karma-bandhan only.</div>
Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-89502242589621982732008-01-22T13:46:00.000+05:302008-01-22T13:50:57.067+05:30No cocept of ghoosts in jainism<span style="color:#009900;"><em><strong>By:- Dr, Amit Prakash Jain</strong></em></span><br /> There is no provision of the free souls roaming around here & there in jain phylosophy (bhatakti aatma). There is no aatma(preyt) which can enter into some other person's body as believed in the other religions. When a person dies his soul travels very very fastly to right up & from there it takes another birth - all this happens in some micr or milli fractions of a second.<br /><br /> There is discription about the Vyantar devs who can be regarded as "bhoot-prets" in general language, but this vyantar dev has thier own bodies & can't get into somebody else's body.<br />so I tell you that whenever you find any psychiatric case in which the person seems as if some aatma has entered in his body-then it is falso according to science as well as jain phylosophy. But, again the person may not be malingering rather he may be having a psychiatric problem & should be treated properlyDr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597192763026221603.post-47385625727409899672007-12-18T11:58:00.000+05:302007-12-19T13:08:29.080+05:30The six Substances(Dravyas) in jain philosophy<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">By:- Dr. Amit Prakash Jain.</span></strong> <em><span style="color:#000099;">(Acknowledgement:- Shee Shreepalan V.C. ji)<br /><br /></span></em>Let me discuss about the 6 substances in jain philosophy which are commonly called as 6 dravyas.<br />A Dravya is a constitution of qualities (goons).<br />Means if you consider sugar as a dravya then the sweetness, the whiteness , the crystalline shape etc are its quqlities.<br />Now , in jain philosophy there are 6 dravyas or substances which includes all the things which one can imagine.Really it is complete, nothing is out of this classification.<br />These 6 substances are:-Jeev , Pudgal, Dharma, Adharma, Akash and Kaal.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">1. Jeev:-</span></strong> it means the Aatma or the Soul.<br />The nature of this substance (quaality or goonn) is 'to know & to see' that is "gyaan & darshan".We all are are 'jeevs'.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">2. Pudgal:-</span></strong> this is a peculiar teminology which is exclusively present only in the jain philosophy.<br />Pudgal is the matter & the energy.They both are interconvertible- science has also proved this.<br />Pudgal- means that it is every second destoyed & formed but maintains its existence ( & so do all other dravyas).Our bodies & all what we can see by our eyes are pudgal.<br />No opther dravya can be seen by our naked eye-means pudgal is 'roopi' that is it has a form/physique.<br />Rest all other dravyas are seen by the eyes of knowledge only.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">3. Dharma:-</span></strong> It is amoortik (no form, can't be seen).It is a force which helps in the movement of any Dravya.<br />It is the medium,without it a dravya can't move but then also it is not the initiator nor it is the driver.For eg: if a train has to mone then it needs rail-track to move.It doesn't mean that the track is moving the train.<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>4. Adharma dravya</strong><em>:</em></span>- It is not the sins or 'paap' as the name looks like.<br />It is the force which helps the dravyas to rest, but is not the cause of rest.The same eg of rail-track can be taken here also. Here it helps the train to rest( a train can't rest without the track).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">5. Akash:-</span></strong> It is the space in which all the dravyas are present.It is divided into 2- Lokakash (where the jeevs are there) & Alokakash-where jeevs are not there.<br /><br />Note:- The dharma & adharma dravyas are present only in lokakash & that is why the jeevs & pudgals are also there in the Lokakash only.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#666600;">6. Kaal:-</span></strong> It means the time.<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Note:-</span> -</span></em></strong> Jeev dravya & Pudgal dravya are countless (asankhyaat) in number.<br /> -Kaal dravya is also counless in quantity.<br /> -Akash is one in quantity.<br /> -unvierse & the Substances exists from beginning less time - anaadhi and not ‘beginning –adhi’ and they all will be existing for all the times to come.<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">Now, none of these dravyas can be created nor destroyed.<br />No one has created them & nobody can destroy them.<br />They have their existence from the beginning (Aadi) & will be there till the anant(infinite).<br />There is no one who is making these dravyas-what to do & when to do etc.<br />The forms (paryayas) of these dravyas changes continuosly</span></em></strong>.<br /><br /><em><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Scientists have proved this philosophy of jina dharma in the context of the pudgal- it says "matter can niether be created nor destroyed, it only changes from one form to the other".<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Science looks in the context of only the matter & not the soul & so till date it has gained only this much, but jina dharma (veetraag dharma) deals primarily with self-soul & so we have got all this.</span></strong></em><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#009900;">From the writter:-</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#009900;">I am very happy to say that I am fortunate to get significant advices of Shree Shreepalanji in presenting this article in this form.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#009900;">I hope It will be helpful for the beginners to learn about the jain-philosophy.</span></em></strong>Dr. Amit Prakash Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258547654035182030noreply@blogger.com