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Changes motivated by Dharma
Why not use your ability, intelligence and wisdom to change
your heart, change your beliefs, change your intention, change
your tendencies, change the core of your being, change your
very life? Just look at Sunanda! There is a massive difference
between the young princess Sunanda and the older, mature
Sadhvi Sunanda!
Young Princess Sunanda
Heart — Full of desire for sensual pleasure
Belief — It is OK to live for sensual pleasure, to kill animals
for sport, etc.
Tendency — Pleasure seeking, violence-prone
Soul — Identified with the body
Life — Obsessed with the gross, with the material world
Mature Sadhvi Sunanda
Heart — Full of desire for liberation
Belief — Sensual pleasures are poisonous, living for pleasure-
seeking is a sign of weak character
Tendency — Inclined towards tremendous self-control and
penance
Soul — Bound by the body but possessing eternal knowledge,
perception, etc. and distinguished by its constant
awareness
Life — Concerned about the next world
The greatest credit for this massive change goes to the Jain
dharma. Sunanda learnt these values owing to the grace of
her preceptor. She accepted his teachings with all her heart
and soul and put them in practise with all sincerity. As a
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