Jain philosophical insights- I

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May the Infinite Super-conscience of the Almighty protect us

(from fear, hurdles, poverty, ignorance, failure….)Stuti Vidya shloka no. 13

by Pujyapad Swami Samantabhadra (2nd circa AD)

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AUM BHUR BHUWAH SWAHA,TAT SAVITURVARENYAM

BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHIDHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT

APO JYOTI RASOMRUTAM BRAHMA

YAHA PRACHODAYATYAHA PRACHODAYAT (The only One) Who taught(The only One) Who taught

APOAPO (the art and science of harvesting and (the art and science of harvesting and storage of) water storage of) water

JYOTIJYOTI know-how of lighting a fireknow-how of lighting a fire

RASORASO the details of food items containing six the details of food items containing six categories of culinary tastes categories of culinary tastes

AMRUTAMAMRUTAM the utility of medicinal plants and productsthe utility of medicinal plants and products

BRAHMABRAHMA the identification of food items such as the identification of food items such as cereals, fruits, nuts etc and methodical cereals, fruits, nuts etc and methodical way of cultivation, preservation etc way of cultivation, preservation etc

DHIYOHA TAT SAVITUHUDHIYOHA TAT SAVITUHU by His genius such a creator by His genius such a creator

BHARGAHABHARGAHA who has driven away hunger, disease etc., who has driven away hunger, disease etc.,

BHOOR BHUWAH BHOOR BHUWAH SWAHASWAHA

provided happiness, harmony and peace provided happiness, harmony and peace

DEVASYADEVASYA Adi Bhagavan’s Adi Bhagavan’s

VARENYAMVARENYAM supremesupreme

AUMAUM collective wisdom and visioncollective wisdom and vision

NAHA DHEEMAHI NAHA DHEEMAHI We gratefully acknowledge (before we We gratefully acknowledge (before we begin our day or a new assignment).begin our day or a new assignment).

“A minute (Nimesha or nimisha) is the average time interval between two successive eye-lid winking in a normal process taken by the average man. So, having fixed the duration of a day dedicated to a figure of 24 (Tirthankar), each hour was then divided into 60 minutes. Sixty is mathematically related to a product of 24 and 5 (parameshthi). So the total number of samvatsar (years) in a cycle was also equated to 60.”

Tirthankar, the Possible Source of 24-Hour Concept

Planet tatva modern astrological portfolioSun Soul Atma karaka (father)Moon Pudgal Mother and mindMars Asrava (influx) Initiatives, brotherMercury bondage business affiliationsJupiter stoppage rationality, leadershipVenus withering sensual pleasuresSaturn Liberation isolation from worldly activities

Arihanta, asarira, ayariya, uvajjhaya muninoPancakkharanippanno, omkaro panca paramitthi

The word OM, an acronym of five supreme spiritual guides, made of five first letters (a,a, a, u and m) of Arhat, Asariri (Siddha) Acarya, Upadhyaya and Muni. Omkaram bindhu samyuktam nityam dhyayantu yoginahaKamatam mokshatam chaiva Omkaraya namo namaha

The great yogis meditate OM always. Our obeisance to Omkar to bestow us both comforts of our choice and salvation.

Telugu script: Onamaalu  

The father took his son by hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say something in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.”

Ahimsa itself is defined as “apraturbhavah khalu raagadinam bhavati ahimseti” (Purushartha Siddhyopaya, 44) i.e the state free of illusion, ignorance, myths, anger, ego, conceit and greed as expressed in thoughts, speech and deeds. We must be vigilant about our business and social behaviour. We should do a thorough analysis of the food, medicine, clothes etc we take. This analysis starts from “manufacture to mouth” or production to consumption pathways (TS ch 7:4). It goes without saying arms cause harm only and so excess reliance on arms both in trade and use is not healthy.

Mithyadarsana avrati kashaya pramada yoga bandha hetavah | (TS ch 8: 1)

Blind faith has no place in Jainism. It is considered to be mother of all evils (Ratnakaranda Sravakachar 34). Enlightened rationalism is the antidote to this deadly virus of blind faith, obscurantism and fundamentalism. 

Next in line is kashay or passions. We must focus on anger management, ego management, transparency in life and tempering of greed.

Shy away from ParigrahaShy away from Parigraha

Ahamikko khalu suddho, nimmamao Ahamikko khalu suddho, nimmamao nanadamsanasamaggo Tamhi thio taccitto, nanadamsanasamaggo Tamhi thio taccitto, savve ee khayam nemi.savve ee khayam nemi. I am alone, really pure and free from attachment. I have the faculties of cognition and comprehension. Anchoring on my true Self, I annihilate all unreal envelopes.

Whatever affective experiences the right believer (with a neutral attitude) has in relation to sense-perceived objects, conscious and non conscious, they only lead to the shedding of karmas or nirjara.

ONCE YOUR VISION OR ATTITUDE ONCE YOUR VISION OR ATTITUDE BECOMES TRUEBECOMES TRUE

As water for certainly washes away blood, so does the giving of food, with devotion, to homeless saints (atithîs), without doubt, destroy the sins incidental to a householder's life.

PHILANTHROPY IS THE BEST SHELTER PHILANTHROPY IS THE BEST SHELTER

Devapuja gurupasti swadhyayam samyam tapaha  danam cheti grahastanam shat karmani dine dine