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Daily at a fixed time, let usefulnes be associated with the sounds of the Japa. If Japa is undertaken with this in view, unsteadiness lessens in no time and concentration gets enriched. At the time of the Japa, keep your mind concentrated only on the sounds of the Japa and that too without pondering over the virtues of the Pancha Parameshthis or anything else. The inner consciousness will get concentrated on the Japa and that only. As the practice of this is on, one will commence mental Japa automatically.
If the mind gets habituated to remember Shri Arihanta Paramatma while moving, walking, getting up, sitting and in all states, consciousness continues to grow more and more introvert. When the mind thus continues to become introvert on its own its impurities such as jealousy, aversion, hatred, anger, pride, thirst, the desire for covetousness, etc. gets removed. The Sadhaka continues gradually to become numble, unpretentious, non-covetous and so on and his consciousness gradually becomes calm, full of equanimity and composed.
Other doubts and options lessen and leave him. His association with the inherent element (Tatva) that is far above old age, waning, degeneration, death, etc. gets continuously enriched. As a result the Sadhaka rises far above the Karmic personality and gradually his deservedness of self-realization (Atma-darshana) continues to grow and develop. Thus gradually the personality of the Sadhaka becomes more and more sublimated and the Navakara brings him in the vicinity of his coveted salvation.
During the course of development, the Sadhaka attains to worldly gains also. The reason here is this.
