Light Of Life

SR No.: 008724
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation
Total Pages: 192
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Spiritual
File Size: 9 MB

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had to shed tears.
If you gather karmas you yourself have to experience its fruits.
How unexampled Mahaveer's contemplation is !
Shri Mahavear showed kindness to Sangamdev who caused great troubles to him and his eyes grew moist with politeness. May the eyes of Mahaveer be supremely blessed and felicitous.
He deemed a malefactor, a benefactor. He regarded even the one who caused trouble to him a benefactor. He says: He bestowed a great benefaction upon me by He strengthening my equanimity. He tested my strength put me in the fire of impediments and proved my purity." The Bhagwan's eyes grew moist with tears. Why? Was it because he had to experience agony? No. He felt sorry for Sangamdev who would go to hell on account of his actions. Bhagwan Mahaveer shed tears of compassion.
We should return good for evil. We should entertain generous and noble thoughts even with respect to wicked people. Therefore, there is the need for a restraint our speech.
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In the Jain terminology, it is called Bhasha samiti or restraint on speech. It means that we should always be cautious regarding our speech and we should see that our speech has propriety and usefulness.
If we carry out our actions thinking of the other world, those actions constitute Dharma.
TOLERANCE:
Eknath was a Brahmachari i. e.. one who practised celibacy. His face shone with the splendour of Brahma charya. He went on a pilgrimage to Benares ; and one
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