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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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दुःक्यं यं जस्स न होइ मोहो॥
- उत्तराध्यायन सूत्र ३२/६३ Duhkam hayam jassa na hoyi moho |
Uttaradhayayna suthra|32163 (Sorrow in respect of a thing disappears if we give up our desire for it).
If sorrow disappears, happiness appears in the mind; Whose sorrow ? All creatures endeavour to get rid of their own sorrows but great men are those who consider the sorrows of others as their own and try to remove them.
In this connection, the example of the famous President of America, Abraham Lincoln, is inspiring.
One day, he set out of his house and went to participate in an important meeting. On the way, he saw a pig caught in a pond of slime and struggling to come out of it. Taking pity on the pig, Lincoln dragged it out of the slime. The dumb animal must have felt extremely thankful to President Lincoln. Its feelings can be imagined only by one who has escaped from a similar state of distress.
While he dragged the pig out of the mire, Lincoln's dress was covered with patches of slime. But what could he do? He had no time to go home and change his dress. It was essential to be present at the meeting
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