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This life will blossom with the fragrance of courage and
faith.

This fragrance will keep spreading for thousands of years. That
is why people still remember and sing the glory of Mayana
and Shripal who lived thousands of years back. If some girl
today takes a decision like Mayana, will you consider her
intelligent or foolish ? If your mind considers only sensual
pleasures important, then you will definitely consider such a
girl to be foolish.

The person who considers Samyaktva to be far more
important than sensual pleasures, the person who counts
faith in Arihanta’s teachings to be life’s main asset will be
able to consider girls like Mayanasundari to be intelligent
and wise.

To be able to appreciate the qualities of great men you
need to have a heart which favours virtues and not sensual
temptations.

Don’t you recollect Lord Mahavir’s life ? Without any fault,
the shepherd came to hit nails in his ears but he did not take
any efforts to drive him away. Instead, he simply accepted
the situation. In fact, he stood in such a manner that the
coward could do his work easily. This was Lord’s great course
of action. “This is the right course of action. This course
should be adopted at such times.” When will this thought fit
in our mind ? Only when our heart favours the development
of virtues like forgiveness, composure, tolerance, etc.

Check it out for yourself. Whom does your heart favour ?
Worldly pleasures or virtues of the soul ? Though we
run behind material pleasures whom do we heartly give
importance ? Happiness, virtues or religion ?
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