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(b)
“दुःखरूपो भवः सर्वउच्छेदोऽस्यकुतः कथम् ।।3/44 ||"
"The whole course of worldly existence is misery"
"क्षाराम्भतुल्य इह च भवयोगोऽखिणोमतः ।।3/62 ||"
Worldly activity of whatever kind is akin to salty water”
"धर्मदपि भवन भोगः प्रायोऽनर्थाय देहिनाम। चन्दनापि संभूतो दहत्येव हुताशनः । 15/160 ||"
"Even the worldly enjoyment required as a result of virtuous acts is conducive to undesirable consequences just as fire produced even from sandalwood also burns."
In Yogabindu Acharya Haribhadra Suri wrote
"संसारादस्य निर्वेदस्तथोच्चेः पारमार्थिकः । संज्ञानचक्षुषा सम्यक् तन्नैर्गुण्योपलब्धितः ।।3/341 ||"
"His (Samyagdrishti's) disgust with worldly existence is absolutely genuine, for he has properly realised the worthless character of worldly existence".
(v)
Acharya Hemchandra in Yogshastra Wrote:
“रसाऽसग्मांसमेदोस्थ-मज्जाशुक्राऽन्प्रवर्चसाम् । अशुचीनां पदं कायः शुचित्वं तस्य तत्कुतः | 14/72 ||"
"How the body that stores chyme, blood, flesh, fat, bones, marrow, semen, entrails, excreta, to be pure and holy?"
(vi)
“जम्मं दुक्खं जरा दुक्खं रोगायमरणाणि य। अहो दुक्खो हि संसारो जत्थ कीसन्ति जन्तको ।।19/15।।"
- Uttaradhyana Sutra
"The world is full of miseries Birth is sorrow, death is sorrow, disease is sorrow, old age is sorrow."
In Jain stream of yoga it is prescribed that twelve "Anuprekshas" (Concepts or feelings) regarding the world, relations, body and religion should be contemplated in conjunction with Dhyana (Meditation). Of these first six are negative concepts. The twelve concepts (Anusrekhas) as mentioned by Hemchandracharya in Yoga Shastra are :
“साम्यं स्यान्निर्ममत्वेन तत्कृते भावनाः श्रयेत् ।
