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From darkness Lead me to light From death Lead me to immortality"
(Brahadarnayakopanishad -) Jain scriptures say that there is no external agency to guide you in your life and life beyond this life. Your soul is your guide and the example to follow is of those human beings who achieved enlightenment through self effort and control The enlightened ones have removed from their minds all afflicting emotions and mental barriers, acquired all the qualities of wisdom and compassion, grasped the nature of the whole universe, and who have become pure, all accomplished and perfect beyond all differences and dualities, beyond all pleasure and pain.
The need of our times is to rehabilitate our impoverished soul; to rejuvenate it with divine inspiration and to make it recover its strength and power. Bhagvat Gita reminds humanity of the power of the self:
The self is indivisible It is extremely subtle Without parts, and infinite That is why no sword can cut it No fire can burn it, Water cannot make it wet And wind cannot dry it
FOUNTAIN SOURCE OF NOURISHMENT FOR THE HUMAN SOUL:
The universe is so ancient and so vast that in contrast human affairs may seem of little consequence. Absorbed in day-to-day bread and butter existence, humans are lulled into thinking that what seems remote is irrelevant to every day concerns. Carl Sagan, the famous American scientist observes:
Abimsa: The Ultimate Winner
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