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A generous heart and a broad-minded attitude. This earning
will come with you in the next birth and not the wealth
saved by not being considerate about sadharmikas. Your
generous heart will accompany you in the next birth. What
will be your state if you take a mean and miserly heart
along with you ?

3) The nature gives you good fruits for what you have given
and not what you have taken.
4) Due to such an understanding the old man felt like helping
those travelers. But you have an additional benefit in doing
Sadharmika Bhakti, as the Sadharmika is related to you
because both of you follow the same religion. Thus, if you
wish to increase respect and affection for your religion,
you should harbour love and respect for Sadharmikas.
You should greet and felicitate them warmly. This will
strengthen your love and respect for religion in the true
sense.

5) Not only this, but love and devotion for Arihanta Lords
also increases due to Sadharmika Bhakti. On the other
hand, hatred and indifference towards Sadharmikas is
actually hatred and indifference towards the Lord himself.
Why so ? Because Lord has shown Sadharmika Bhakti
as a duty for those who possess Samyag-darshana. Now
if you ignore this duty, you are actually ignoring Lord's
words and in doing so, where is the love and respect for
Arihanta Lords ? Because if you really respect him, you
will respect his words too.

Thus, taking all this into consideration, you should greet and
respect Sadharmikas warmly. You will not face any crisis or
shortage in feeding them. On the contrary, if you do not do
so, your heart will become narrow and shallow, mean and
selfish. Marganusari means the virtues of humanity. Serving

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