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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THE WAY OF LIFE
God said, “Naradji, tell me what happened to Jivaraj Seth. Have you brought him? The room number thirteen has been kept vacant for him”.
"Oh God, that Tom-cat died. It had died even before I went there".
"He will not come to Vaikunta, He does not really desire the bliss of Vaikunta. He desires only the sensual pleasures of the worldly life".
"But, Oh God he was repeating your holy name with devotion. He was worshipping you and he was glorifying you”.
“Yes, that is right. He thought that by doing those things, ho could attain sensual and worldly delights which he desired greatly".
“But he showed great inclination to come to Vaikunta."
"That was only a show, a mere pretension. He spoke of Vaikunta but his heart was set on samsar."
"Pardon me, oh Lord but I feel even now that I should make one more attempt; one more attempt will do".
"Try Naradji, try. After his death he became a pig and he is now living near the sewerage canal through which all the rubbish of the town flows. He has become a pig."
“What do you say, oh Lord ? Has he become a pig in a gutter ?"
"Yes, he loved the gutter of sensual delights. In the eyes of others, that life appears extremely misearable but the pig feels happy there. If you want, you please go there and bring him there".
Naradji fell into deep thoughtfulness. He realized the truth of God's words; but yet he wanted to try once more. He desired to meet the Seth once and to try once more. Many thoughts arose in Naradji's mind regarding the jivas in Samsar. The Seth had attained the state of human life. He made such a mistake that he was born as an animal as a consequence of it. He was following what the world considered as Dharma. He was performing only meaningless rituals. Yes, as God said he had no