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AMAR VANI
to them without realizing the real cause of that sorrow. But the enlightened ones do not feel angry upon the man who causes them sorrow. They try to discover the cause behind his actions. The enlightened one would say: "What is the fault of this poor man? He is only prompted by his passions of hatred and animosity. He is helpless. Why should I be angry with him ? Let me try to drain out the passion that lie hidden in his soul, and which prompt him to "take this course of action against me. Should I be able to wash out those passion from his soul, he will automatically change into a good man,” Thus the men have the temperament of the lion hold the cause and not the instrumert responsible for any action.
Do not Fly, but Change Your Attitude
I would exhort the house-holders not to flee the world. After all where can you go? Wherever you go, you will find the world around you. Therefore do not try to run away from the world, but change your attitude. Drain out the poison of atttachment with the material possessions of the world and the members of your family. Use everything that you have in the world in a spirit of detachment. In this spirit of detachment there is no sorrow, there is no involvment. This will, on the contrary, give you strength and immortality. You have to kill the spirit of attachment. You know that arsenic poison, when burnt into ashes, becomes a life-giving medicine. So burn your attachment into ashes.
Altitude of Asceticism
When you stand on the peak of a mountain, you find everything below you in its diminutive form. The tall
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| SR No. | 006593 |
| Book Title | Amar Vani |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Amarmuni |
| Publisher | Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra |
| Publication Year | 1998 |
| Total Pages | 176 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Discourse, L000, & L010 |
| File Size | 6 MB |