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“O Lord! Do I really like you? Do I truly adore you? If I like
you, can I like someone/something else? If I do, how can I
say that I truly like you?”

Why do you like Him? Adore Him?

Because –

1) Arihanta Bhagwanta is Vitaraga i.e. completely devoid
of love and hatred and thus proves to be a great source
of inspiration for us.

2) He also gives us the right knowledge and
understanding, thus guiding us towards the path of
becoming Vitaraga.

3) He is the sole identity in this world who will never
cheat or misguide us.

You like Him for the above reasons, right?

If you adore Him for the fact that His reverence is able to
give you all worldly comforts, then be aware – “You actually
like all those worldly comforts and not Him.

To genuinely like Him, you will have to develop a dislike for

all worldly pleasures. Lord himself is Vitaraga and proves to
be an idol and inspiration for people like us who desire to
become Vitaraga. Thus, once you develop a liking for
Vitaragta (feeling of absence of love and hatred) nothing else
seems worthy of love.

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