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sensibly?” What is this? Unnecessarily worrying about others.

Instead if you worry about your own soul, your thought
process will be such, “Ultimately what do I have to gain from
worshipping God? Reducing my love and hatred and
attachment towards worldly objects, right? Then why don’t I
think about what I ought to do instead of other’s duties?”

Think about your own power to understand rather than
another’s lack of understanding. If someone came in between
and obstructed your sight of God, instead of criticizing the
other person, close your eyes and mentally worship God. It
will prove to be an examination of how well you remember
the God you have worshipped with your eyes. Do you have
the intelligence to consider the situation in this way? If you
truly worry about your soul, then you don’t need to be told
this. But you lose this precious time of self-introspection while

worrying for others. The fact is this :

“Our mind does not remain constantly occupied in these
great religious activities and thus we look around here and
there.”

Does the person watching a movie look around? Does the
person engrossed in gossip look here and there? Then why

does this situation arise only while doing Pratikramana,
Chaityavandana or listening to religious sermons? The reason
is crystal clear. The previous activities interest us and hence
our mind is completely occupied. But it is not so during the
later ones and hence it runs to find better places to engage
itself. If your mind remains engaged in God, God’s

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