________________ after five minutes, "Yuck!... I don't like it... I don't want to eat it because it's tasteless." The other child said, "Give me another one. I really liked! It's very tasty!" Why? The child, who did not like the chocolate, had not removed the wrapper while the one who liked it, had removed the wrapper. It is alright to eat a chocolate, but it is necessary to remove the wrapper first. First, remove the wrapper, then, chew the chocolate. One has to renounce the world and experience religion too. On one hand, there is the divine experience of knowing and understanding religion and on the other hand, there is the uplifting experience of renouncing the world. While performing Samayik, we must have the desire to experience an iota of the divine feeling that Parmatma experienced while performing Samayik. We normally do not have such a feeling or desire. Most times, we mechanically perform religious rituals. We chant various religious mantras... the Namaskar Mantra, then we say Tikkhuto, then we very quickly chant Logassa... Vandana is optional for many people... thereafter, Karemi Bhante... and Namotthunam... Arihantanam... and... our Samayik is over. The question here is: Samayik samay pasaar karva mate hoy chhe, ke sar leva mate? 148 -