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9) Repeatedly listen to and contemplate on the words of
Almighty.

The result of harbouring such thoughts and actions is that
whenever someone insults or disrespects you, does not obey
you or humiliates you in front of others, in times of some
unexpected adversity or any other such misery, your mind

will immediately tell you “This is all a result of disrespect of
the Lord and misconduct in His reverence due to which
today I have to undergo such times of trial.” It will help you
to retain your composure.

The unfavourable present is like a THERMOMETER. It
denotes the fever of short-comings in our devotion or the
disrespect exercised in the past. Therefore, instead of
complaining about the present unfavourable thermometer, it

is wise to make efforts to eradicate the fever. That is, we
should increase our reverence towards the Almighty and
uproot our misconduct and disrespect.

Q. Why does the reverence and sight of Devas & Devis i.e.
celestial beings inspire us and increase our devotion towards
the Almighty? Why should miracles motivate us?

Ans. Isn’t it very obvious? Such occurrences strengthen our
faith and devotion.

We need to deeply contemplate on this. What do we really
wish, the mere temporary sight of marvels and miracles of
Lord Almighty or contemplation on the extraordinary
permanent qualities of Arihanta Lord and the innumerable

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