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93forthemselves. Apetty-minded preacher sows the seed of discard,disharmony everpvhere. He is a pest and a menace tothe society. He is a man of allevil. There is no redeeming featurein him. He does more harm than good. This Dvesha, aversion,should be completely annihilated. The remedy is given inSutra ll-10.8. What Is AbhinivesaHrrdrfr f+gfrsfr delrsAsFTfran: I II-eHw by its own potency, qr0 flowing, ftqv--gB even in thelearned, iPtrSA all the same established, ffitf{q1: strong desirefor life or clinging to life.Abhinivesa is the strong desire for life, supported by its ownpotency, established all the same even in the learned.NOTESln all living beings exists the self-benediction: "May I continueto exist. May I live on.'This self-benediction cannot existin him who has not experienced the nature of death. By this theexperience of former life is inferred. The experience of death inthe previous birth remains as a subtle Vasana in next birth thatthis should be separated from this body. This Vritti isAbhinivesa. This Vrittiwill not remain in a man who has no experienceof death. We infer from this that there had been previousbirth in a man, from hisfearof death. Even worms have gotfear of death. This fear of death exists in both the learned andthe ignorant. This fear cannot be explained by Pratyaksha, inferentia!and Sabda Pramanas. The fear is common in both theliterate and the illiterate. The past experience of pain of death isthere in your mind. Therefore you are afraid of death in this life.This is the reason for the strong desire for life.9. How to Remove Raga, Dvesha and Abhinivesatffit:(erTT:lII-lot tfrey (the afflictions), xftru+ opposite modifications, tqt,are destroyed, (tTt: subtle state.