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29. The Moral

This instance of Sitaji’s life teaches us several important things.

(1) Firstly, never trust any material comforts and luxuries
thinking that they will always give you happiness
because before you realize it will take an unexpected
U-turn. Do not ignore your spiritual progress and religious
outlook by relying on them.

(2) Secondly, we have been slapped and troubled by the
Karmasatta innumerable times in previous births. Now we
have attained the precious Jinshasan wherein there is
the golden chance to abolish the Karmasatta’s existence
by way of charity-purity of character-penance-good
thoughts, non-violence, resistance-penance, right faith-
right knowledge- right conduct and other such religious
activities. Hence, strive whole heartedly to stop sinful
activities and increase religious acts.

(3) Sensual pleasures are deceitful by nature. A flame of
fire attracts the butterfly and then burns it. Similarly
sensual pleasures attract us, create intimacy with it
and eventually throw us in the danger of low births,
thus hampering our spiritual progress.

Sitaji recognized the true nature of these sensual pleasures
and thus denied its dependency. Thus, keeping Sita as a role
model, willingly forsake as many pleasures as you can.

Coming to Sitaji’s final exceptional characteristic. She lived
such a pure ascetic life that she was reborn as the ‘Achyutendra’
in the 12th heaven. Achyutendra is that fortunate Indra among
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