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evil. In the same manner, people afraid of losing their way, walk on the road not through a forest. Life is like a wild forest. In life creatures wander about in various forms. Those who are afraid of losing their path prefer to walk on the path of dharma or righteousness. Tulsi Dās says that fear is essential for devotion. Kabir Das is also of the same opinion. He considers fear a Parasmani and says that no one should be fearless. He says, "All must show their devotion with fear and worship god with fear. Fear is like the parasmani (the philosopher's stone) for all living beings. No one should be fearless. Fearlessness regarding god and preceptor instead of elevating us spiritually brings about our spiritual decline. On the contrary, fear in respect of god, preceptor, mother and father brings us spiritual elevation, progress and eminence and serves as a means of reforming our life. Let me try to illustrate this truth by means of an incident.
Once there was a beautiful city. There were thousands of beautiful mansions in it. In one mansion, a boy of about six years lived with his parents. That day being Sunday he had not gone to the school. It was about two O'clock. Sitting at the window, the boy was enjoying himself watching the manners and mannerisms of the people that passed by.
Just then a hawker was coming up, carrying fruits in a basket. He was singing a song to attract customers. Hearing the song and on seeing the fruits the boy desired to buy the fruits. He took a ten paise coin from his father's coat pocket. Coming down the steps from the room upstairs, he ran to the hawker and bought fruits for ten paise and ate them standing there. His tongue looked violet because of the fruits he had eaten. Now his problem was to conceal the colour of his tongue. If the people at home saw it, they would ask him a number of questions and his theft would be discovered. At last, the boy decided to keep his mouth shut. "If there is no flute, there can be no songs". He did not answer any question put by the people at home. His mother and father became anxious thinking that some dreadful disease
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| SR No. | 008710 |
| Book Title | Golden Steps To Salvation |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Padmasagarsuri |
| Publisher | Arunoday Foundation |
| Publication Year | 1994 |
| Total Pages | 224 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Philosophy, & Religion |
| File Size | 12 MB |