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elevate him from the archaic condition to the buwan condition. The grgtitude which the individual owes to the Higher Self is boundless, and if he has reached the human stage which presents bim with so many opportunities for unfolding its faculties, let him lose no time in making the best use of them. Let him devote some time every day for study, for reading, for concentration and for the perfect recognition of the Higher Self. Let him spend some money for books and for study. Let him help others in inaking it convenient for them to learn the higher truths. Let him assist those who are helping others. A person desiring by study to benefit himself without caring for his brethren is better than one who cares not to study at all, but under any circuinstances let all people learn something about the higher possibilities within themselves. Knowledge is power, and every person that has a desire for real power inust know-that is, inust know if there are higher and more subtle forces that operate on and within us and shape in a measure our destiny, and then study their laws so that you can ultimately exercise a wise control over them. Possibilities of the human soul are infinite. Let him or her who has the slightest desire to know the inner capacities of the self, study that self, learn how to analyze his or her inind, so that by :he knowledne acquired he or she can control the lower self and bring into prominence the higher one. In this way this sacrifice of time and money benefits the sacrificer, as well as others. Just think bow
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| SR No. | 002014 |
| Book Title | Jain Philosophy |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Virchand R Gandhi |
| Publisher | Agamoday Samiti |
| Publication Year | 1924 |
| Total Pages | 406 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Philosophy, & Religion |
| File Size | 17 MB |