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good habits of honesty, loyalty etc. Such noble thoughts and wisdom are the signs that prove
4) A single vice of the a racts plenty of other vices like one has a ained'Loko ar shashan' the superhuman world!
thirst for wealth, deceit, fraud, falsehood, selfishness, betrayal (Rank above the common world) What great thoughts and
etc. It enslaves the soul. It makes one forget religion resul ng in wisdom! How deep is the contempla on of things! How true
making the wish-fulfilling gem like precious human life fu le are the hearty feelings and affec on towards 'Tirthankar'
and waste. (God) as his child! As a result, he could generate brimming
5) Right in the present life he gets sorrows like being feelings of brotherhood towards another son of his father.
jailed, bodily tortured, hanged etc. and gets unbearable series What is the value of money and facili es? The real
of pains and sufferings in future lives like hell. significance lies in unveiling and bringing out the jewel quali es
of love and generosity hidden in the inner core of our soul from
6) In this precious life, one should get closer and nearer
to 'Salva on' by developing perennial holy thoughts and noble me immemorial, through money. Such incidents inspire us to
feelings. But one fails to take advantage of this golden bring out such virtues. How could one exercise generosity
opportunity of nurturing such holiness because the and without any occasion!
women are such things which hover in one's mind all day long. The next day he came in the Guru's sermon. Even that
The makes ones mind extremely vile and blemished. There is shravak was present over there. Why? Thinking that if today I
no place le for noble thoughts and feelings. won't go to upashray as usual then that businessman would
How can a Shravak commit the who understands have a doubt on me. 'Surely, he must have stolen my necklace,
such significant losses of the ? But, this shravak maybe so he is not showing his face over here' so I should con nue
undergoing some excrucia ng sorrow. Due to which, he had to going over here like every day “Look, even a er commi ng the
do this. Actually, in this case, the fault is mine because I didn't sin, he makes up his mind, “A er all, who knows my sin, or else
take care of my brother (Sadharmika) in spite of being capable. they would have caught me.” What is this?
He is a loving child of my life like dearest Bhagwan. Oh! I forgot 1) Repentance, fear, suspicion etc. is difficult to arise in
him! I have right to consider myself as a Jain, only if I feel one's mind a er commi ng a sin
aiding my ailing Jain brother as a duty. The duty is such that if 2) A single sin drags you along the road of deceit.
you fail to perform, you become the culprit. If you fail to 3) It makes you follow even spiritual prac ces like
favour someone, it is not considered a crime, but if you fail to coming in upashray etc. just for hiding one's sin.
perform your duty, then it is a big crime. So it is my great fault The businessman got up in the sermon at an occasion
that I didn't take care of my religious brother. He made me and addressed to Guru Maharaja, “O Bhagwan (venerable)! I
conscious of it. Now I'll repent for it before Guru Maharaj and
ask for Prayashchit.¹ He reached home with tears in his eyes. want to say something.”
The necklace-thief felt a tumult in his stomach. His
1. Compensa on by following the extra-religious prac ce to wash off conscious froze on listening to this.”Oh my God! He'll definitely
the sin
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