Way of Life Part 1

SR No.: 006513
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana
Publication Year: 1986
Total Pages: 432
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Religion
File Size: 22 MB

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* Dharma has two reactions; one is to fill the soul
with merit or punyakarmas; and the other is to destroy the sinful Karmas. By means of Punyakarma we attain materialistic amenities, comforts and enjoyments. It the sinful Karmas are destroyed the natural qualities of the soul manifest them.
selves. * Those people who understand Dharma properly
never run madly after materialistic pleasures. They may enjoy worldly pleasures but they do not seek them nor are they deeply attached to them. The noble doctrines of Dharma cannot be understood unless the spiritual vision is awakened. Those who seek materialistic pleasures also may perform austerities but they do not attain Moksha, because
they do not aspire for it. * Unless we realize the meaning of Moksha, we do
not feel that Moksha is an ideal state. Unless we like Moksha, we cannot seek it. People seek what
they like. They do not seek what they do not like. * By the destruction of the eight kinds of Karmas,
eight virtues appear in the soul. Do you know what
these astounding virtues of the soul are ? ENDNOKOMONOENXBOXONE
DISCOURSE 4
Shri Haribhadra Sooriji, the author of one thousand and four hundred and forty four Granthas gives this sacred injunction while speaking of the efficacy of Dharma in his great work, Dharmabindu.
धनदो धनार्थिनां प्रोक्तः कामिनां सर्वकामदः ।
धर्म एवापवर्गस्य पारम्पर्येण साधकः ॥ Dharma bestows materialistic prosperity on those who seek it. It bestows sensual and physical enjoyments on those who seek them. It bestows heavenly life on those who seek it, and it bestows Moksha on those who aspire for it.