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modifications of the karmånn sarirn, and becomes air important factor in determining the conditions of existence in the next incarnation, Seriousness of purpose and a cheerful disposition are, then, all the essentials to success on the acquisition of Right Faith. If a lawyer, when a babe in arm, were told and allowed to brood over, the number of hooks that he would be required to read and of those he would have to consult, there is little doubt that he would have died of fright; but you have among you many eminent lawyers who not only excel in law but in other branches of literature besides! And it is not that there are only troubles and trials in store for him who sets his foot on the 'path.' It is true that you never find a rose without a thorn in nature, but it is equally true that there is also no real tborn that does not lead to a rose, if you only know how to search and persevere. Now, if you only attempt to reach the rose by ignoring the thorn, you will have all the smarting of its sting for your labour, but if you first deal with the thor, you may take the rose away wherever you please. I bave no time to plunge into a detailed analysis of the different stages of the path, but I may say while I am still on the subject that after a while the ascetic begins to experience such happiness as is even beyond the imagination of millionaires and kings. The house-holder, too, at times has his reward in the joyous pulsating of his life, though such moments are rare in his case, and depend on the degree of dispassion and the sense of detach
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| SR No. | 006704 |
| Book Title | Confluence of Opposites |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Champat Rai Jain |
| Publisher | Champat Rai Jain |
| Publication Year | 1921 |
| Total Pages | 422 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 15 MB |