________________ to sacrifice, or, we keep on sacrificing, but do not gain. We have to learn to renounce certain things and accept certain things and similarly accept certain things and renounce certain things. We are lacking in this theory of acceptance and deliverance. Parmatma has said, "Support virtuous deeds and denounce evil deeds." The Jain community and Jain shravaks who have the treasure of 32 Aagams should be well enriched with knowledge of Jainism. But unfortunately, we have not been able to benefit from the treasury that Parmatma has showered upon us. If a person with crores of rupees in his treasury is unable to make use of it, as he has only a few coins in his pocket... what do you think of such a person? The biggest tragedy is, we have an inexhaustible treasure of Parmatma's knowledge which can enrich our soul, but we are not making adequate efforts to gain this knowledge and benefit from it. Here, we are not speaking negatively about any philosophy... the jaap, taap, dharma and sadhana that we all have been involved in so far, is not wrong or will not go in vain. However, there is much more beyond this that we can achieve...! We have to measure the pros and cons of each activity = 137 =
