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ASHTA-PRAKÄRI PUJÄ
Meaning of Fal Puja For the Puja of Arihanta, the Supreme Being, heavenly gods bring fruits with devotion and request for their liberation, the ultimate fruit.
Fruit is a symbol of Moksha or Liberation. If we live our life without any attachment to worldly affairs, continue to perform our duty without any expectation of rewards, truly follow an ascetic life, and have love and compassion towards all living beings, we will attain the fruit of Liberation. This last Pujä symbolizes the ultimate achievement of our life. The main purpose of Puja is that by reciting the virtues of the Tirthankar we remind ourselves that we also have the same virtues, and that by taking the path of the Tirthankars we can also achieve Nirvana.
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“To kill or hurt any living being amounts to killing or hurting one self. Compassion to others is compassion to one's own self. Therefore one should avoid violence that cause pains to any living beings."
Mahấvira (Bhagavati Aradhanä, 797) “Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as you ever can."
-John Wesley Mindfulness is waking up and living in harmony with oneself and with the world and appreciating the fullness of each moment of life.
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