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Rays of Dharma
and will-power to gain anything, so is it necessary to have both of them in order to gain the jewel of religion; any one of them would not serve the purpose.
If one therefore cultivates determination and will-power, nothing would remain beyond his reach. The soul has immense capability; one can even attain the state of Tirthankar by developing that capability. One will succeed in proportion to his will-power. A cowboy once came across Chintamani jewel; since he did not know its worth, he used it for scaring away a crow. We also happen to set aside the jewel of religion and go in for worldly ephemeral happiness. We need to change it; leave everything else and resort to religion.
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