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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Formerly, books were small in number, but devotion to learning was greater. But today, books are large in number, but devotion to learning is less. This is the cause for all our problems.
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन ॥ गीता (Thadviddi pranipathena)-Gita
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
In the past, people used to study after touching the feet of their teacher and seeking his blessings. But today, even after acquiring knowledge from a teacher, they hesitate to salute their teacher. In fact, they seem to be ashamed of saluting their teacher.
The knowledge that is attained through devotion leads us towards self-discipline. The famous writer George Bernard Shaw says, "It would be inhuman to cut the heads of children and put them up in flowervases. In the same manner, it is inhuman to cut flowers from bushes and plants and to put them in flowervases for decoration. Beauty is to be seen and appreciated from a distance. Beauty is not for touching, squeezing or for cutting into pieces or for crushing. We have no right to destroy the beauty and fragrance of a flower". This philosophy of Ahimsa or violence emerges from profound thoughtfulness and insight.
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Sudharshan Sait attained Samyama only through thoughtfulness. Kapila desired to derive benefit from
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