Raipur. Jain Saint Sheetal Muni has come to Raipur these days for Chaturmas. But his life and the sleeping posture abandoned by Jain Muni has become a subject of curiosity for the people of Raipur. Jain Saint Sheetal Muni abandoned the sleeping posture 52 years ago, that is, he has not been lying down for the last 52 years. He sleeps for only 4-6 hours while sitting.
Sheetal Muni, born in Jodhpur in 1948, accepted Jain initiation from Guru Hastiman in 1970, i.e. at the age of 22. Two years after initiation, while reading the biography of his guru Acharya Jaimal, he got the inspiration of rigorous penance. After this, he abandoned the Shayan Mudra.
Jain saint Sheetal Muni is a silent seeker
Sheetal Muni remains completely silent for two days in a week and remains silent for 5 hours every day. He has also performed unbroken silent meditation for 101 days, 61 days, 54 days, 44 days and 27 days.
everything is possible with strong will
During the conversation, Sheetal Muni said that sleeping lying down gives a comfortable sleep and sleeping while sitting or standing gives less comfortable sleep, I do not feel any difficulty in this penance more than this. If a person has strong will power, then no sadhana is impossible.