________________ anyone nor did HE disregard anyone. One, who does not have expectations from anyone, will not disregard anyone. If one has expectations from others, he will tend to disregard others! Parmatma Mahavir answered each and every question of Gautamswami, thereby, clearing his doubts and helping him gain more knowledge. We must visualize Gautam, the child, and then, introspect...do we go to a place dedicated to religious activities(upashraya) or temple or any other religious abode as a child, to come under the shelter of our ascetics or Guru or do we go as egoistic individuals who are full of 'I'? One who comes to Parmatma like an innocent child with an empty mind, gains everything. We must pray to Parmatma to give us the right understanding so that when we go to the upashraya or temple, we become like a small child and surrender ourselves totally at HIS feet. O Parmatma! Give me the sense and permission to become like a child... allow me to be as innocent as a child, when I enter a religious abode... when I am at your Lotus feet... when I am under your refuge...! A child is not only curious but is always eager to gain knowledge. A curious child may break objects in order to know and learn more about them, whereas a child who is