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performing meditations and reflections, increasing virtues like
forgiveness, non-attachments, etc. is not be stolen away by
unnecessary talks and gossip, just looking around and wasting
time.

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24 Tirthankar, Lord Mahavir tells his first disciple Gautam
Swami,

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"g_`§ Jmo`_ ! _m n_m`E'
"g_`§ Jmo`_ ! _m n_m`E'Jmo`_ ! _m n_m`E'
"g_`§ Jmo`_ ! _m n_m`E'Jmo`_ ! _m n_m`E'
“Samayam Goyam! Ma Pamayae”.
It means “Hey Gautam! Do not waste even a single minute
or millisecond.”

What is its secret? What is Lord Mahavir trying to convey?

Lord Mahavira’s message

“O Gautam! Engage in unnecessary talks for even two
minutes and you lose those precious moments of doing some

noble activity. Even for a second or two you feel jealous of
someone and you are bound to lose the time that could have
been utilised for appreciating them. Just for a second,
deliciously savour food and the time that could be used to
contemplate upon non-attachment is sure to go down the
drain.

O Gautam! Be careful! Look here and there a little and the
time that can be used for acquiring knowledge, meditation

and spiritual realisation is destroyed. Be cautious! Do not
succumb to worldly comforts and do not become lazy. Even
if five minutes are whiled away in observing other’s faults and

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