ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [25]

    Alexander Zeugin

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    Gātha 23

     

    Knowledgeable men aver that, for sure, soul-modification (ātmapariṇāma) is the cause of merit (puṇya) as well as demerit (pāpa). Therefore, (through pious soul-modification) you should destroy demerit (previously accumulated and fresh) and accumulate merit.

     

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      • Alexander Zeugin
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        Note 1:

        Explanatory note:

         

        Ācārya Umāsvāmī’s Tattvārthasūtra:

         

        Auspicious activity – śubhayoga – is the cause of merit (puya) and inauspicious activity – aśubhayoga – is the cause of demerit (pāpa).