Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri

    Alexander Zeugin

    Chapter 5 – A Line of Demarcation between the first four and last four Yogadṛṣṭis [27 of 121]

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    Chapter 5.3 – Bhavābhinandī Jīva (A Rejoicer of worldly existence) [9 of 26]

     

    Eight characteristics of a rejoice of worldly existence [5 of 8]

    1. Fear stricken: bhayavān–nityabhītaḥ—Since he is completely involved in the enjoyment of worldly objects, he always remains fear stricken from seven types of fears.[1]

     

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    [1] Bhaya (fear). There are seven kinds of fear stated in different lists with variations:

    1. Iha loka bhaya: Fear of danger from objects or living beings of this world or about one’s future in this life,

    2. Paraloka bhaya: Fear of danger from wicked gods or demons or of one’s position in next life,

    3. Ādāna–bhaya: Fear of theft of one’s wealth and property,

    4. Akasmād bhaya: Fear of unforeseen misfortunes,

    5. Ājīvikā bhaya: Fear of the loss of the means of one’s maintenance,

    6. Maraṇa bhaya: Fear of death, and

    7. Apayaśa bhaya: Fear of dishonor.

    The seven kinds of fear from another list are as follows:

    1) fear relating to this life – ihalokabhaya,

    2) fear relating to the next life – paralokabhaya,

    3) fear of being without protection – atrāṇabhaya,

    4) fear of losing what is possessed (fear of revealing what is being kept secret) – aguptibhaya,

    5) fear of pain – vedanābhaya,

    6) fear of accident – ākasmikabhaya, and

    7) fear of death – maraṇabhaya.

    For the 7 kinds of fear see also

    ‘Saṁvara [part 1764]’ note 16 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/1571528809572044/?comment_id=1571592452899013&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R5%22%7D.

    For other lists see link of the following contributions:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/3105199606204949,

    1. ‘Saṁvara [part 653]’ note 1 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/1039391136119150/?comment_id=1039392156119048&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R2%22%7D, and

    2. ‘Saṁvara [part 842]’ note 1 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/1233139103411018/?comment_id=1233140916744170&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R8%22%7D.

    The subject of fear and how to get rid of it is covered in detail in Saṁvara series [part 3427– 4553] https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/posts/3125384684186441.