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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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The beauty of the book is that in simple language it expresses the thoughts of Acharya Shri Padmasagarsuriji Maharaj on the fundamentals of human life on this earth with practical lessons for common day-to-day conduct. It is rightly said that it is not for every one to become a Sadhu, but it is, undoubtedly, easy for every one to become a good human being by following certain basic rules. The importance of these rules for imposing some self-discipline on the activities of the sense organs and diverting the mind towards the inner inherent spiritual spark is self-evident and the writings of this book make these rules well within the means of common human endeavour. The more one runs towards the transient pleasures of the perishable human body through the illusory pursuits of the outer senses, the closer one draws one's own destruction. The warning is clear and emphatic in the lessons of this book. The real truth is only one and that is the supreme bliss consciousness with whatever name we call it. Different paths have been followed by various Mahatmas and saints towards the attainment of this reality. Lord Mahavira and the Jain Tirthankaras, Lord Gautam Buddha, Shrimad Bhagwat Gita, the Upanishads, all proclaim loudly and clearly that the pursuit of the transient pleasures must be given up and effort should be made towards the attainment of the real happiness by marching on the path of spiritualism, the beginning of which is made by the observance of essential rules of day-to-day human conduct and behaviour. This
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| SR No. | 008704 |
| Book Title | Awakening |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Padmasagarsuri |
| Publisher | Arunoday Foundation |
| Publication Year | 1982 |
| Total Pages | 211 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English & Sermon |
| File Size | 8 MB |