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Mithyatva : Ignorance

Does religion lead to losses? Do vices reap profits?

What is Mithyatva? (Ignorance).

It is that phase when vices seem profitable and religion seems
non-profitable. True religious faith cannot stay together with
this ignorance.

Ask yourself

Do you consider offering incense sticks, ghee, milk, saffron,
fragrant flowers profitable or a mere loss of money? If you
consider it beneficial, only then you will overlook the money
involved. How much do we spend for our family members
and how much for the Almighty Arihantas? Don’t we know
that we owe all that we have to the Arihantas? All the comforts
and luxuries we possess are actually the Arihantas’ favours
bestowed on us. Like wealth, consider time and money. How

much time is allocated for business activities and how much
for religious activities like Samayika, Pratikramana, etc.?

Does wealth spent in religion seem fruitful? If doing
Pratikramana in the morning is considered a loss of sleep,

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