Namokar Mahamantra Ek Anushilan

SR No.: 008360
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hukamchand Bharilla
Publisher: Todarmal Granthamala Jaipur
Total Pages: 53
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Spiritual
File Size: 197 KB

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GREAT HYMN OF OBEISANCE: A CONTEMPLATION
Some poet has written satirically on this thing as under -
अरे जगत में वह ईश्वर क्या कर सकता है इन्साफ।
अरे प्रार्थना की रिश्वत पर कर देता है जो माफ।। Arre jagat mai vehe ishwar kya kar sakta hai insaf,
arre prathana ki rishvat para kar deta hai jo maf. If there is any God in this universe and he pardons even great sins of the sinners, merely on request, then he might be called the ocean of compassion, but he cannot do justice, he is not the one who does justice, because instead of punishing the culprit, he pardons him merely on being flattered this is outright injustice.
In case we have beaten or caused pain to somebody, then right to forgive vests in the person whom we have harmed. Without satisfying him, from where did the God get authority to pardon him? In fact, this activity would encourage sinful actions; because then why anybody would be afraid of committing sins? He has the means to escape the consequences of sins, without experiencing results in respect thereof. Acharya Kundkund says that every person acquires favourable and unfavourable circumstances in the universe on the basis of his own karmas. In that no interference is possible, not even of all powerful Bhagwan and this is in accordance with justice as well.
The belief, "I kill others or save them or make them happy or miserable" is the originator of pride and the belief, "other living beings kill me, save me or make me happy or miserable" generates destitute feeling, frightens, disturbs and generates restlessness and disturbance.
Therefore, if we want to escape from pride, desire to eliminate destitute feeling, desire to escape from restlessness, disturbance and anxiety, desire to get rid of the burden, then it is better to give up the above false belief, it is better to remove it from its roots - this is only way to become happy and peaceful.
I am myself God The declaration that all souls are themselves God is the greatest specialty of Jain philosophy. By very nature, all are, no doubt, God but if they do know and recognise themselves and get engrossed in the inner-self (soul) and revel in it, they can apparently become God even in their existing incarnation
When this is said, a question naturally arises in the minds of people as to - "when all are God"- then what is meant by "they can become God"? And if it is correct that they can become God", then the fact that "they are God" loses its significance, because "to become" and "is" are both not possible at one and the same time.
Brother, there is nothing impossible in this, but on the face of it, there certainly appears to be some divergence in "being God" and "can be." But everything becomes crystal clear, if one thinks in depth.
There was a Seth and he had one and only five-year old son. They were just two living beings. When the Seth was about to die, he got worried as to how this small child would lookafter such a vast wealth?
Therefore, he sold almost the entire property and raised rupees one crore and deposited the amount in the name of his son in a bank in a fixed deposit for 20 years. He kept this as a secret, even he did not inform his son about this. He informed only one of his close friends with the promise that he would not inform his son until he (son) attains the age of twenty-five years.
After the sudden death of his father, the child became an orphan and could manage to live for some time with the remaining wealth but finally he had to eam his living by pulling a rickshaw. He used to stand at the cross-road and shout at the top of his voice "Railway Station for two rupees" "Railway Station for two rupees ......"
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