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*By worshipping the Paramatma
(1) Will you get free from the fear of sorrows? (2) Will you be respectful in your attitude towards men of virtue ?
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(3) Will you be always engaged in the performance of sacred activities?
*There are very few people who feel happy at the sight of the happiness of others. People who are impelled by jealousy indulge in false and wrong accusations against others.
*Even when Sadhus cannot stay during nights in cemeteries or desolate places without controlling their fears and deceptive propensities, how can Sadhvis live in such places without having achieved such a control?
* Jaha Sukkham (What you deem fit; you do): This is a unique and incomparable Sutra of the Jain ascetic tradition. How beautiful is the idea expressed in this aphorism! It teaches us what we have to learn. Yet, you do not pay heed to the idea, "Do what you consider conducive to your happiness. You must wish happiness even to those who do not give heed to your words.
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DISCOURSE 8
The great scholar, Acharya Shri Haribhadra Soori, the spiritual son of Yakinimahattara, explains the nature of Dharma thus:
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वचनाद्यनुष्ठानमविरुद्धाद्यथोदितम् । मैत्र्यादिभाषसंयुक्तं तद्धर्म इति कीर्त्यते ॥
Whatever spiritual activity is performed and whatever vow is to be taken, it should be undertaken with a view to attaining the right fruit. It has to be carried out for the attainment of
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