Samaysara

SR No.: 009847
Original Sutra Author: Kundkundacharya
Author: Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 226
Language: Hindi, English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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Preface
Souls with right belief are free from doubts and, therefore, they are free from fear. Since they are free from seven kinds of fear, therefore, certainly they are free from doubts.
(The seven kinds of fear are enumerated as: 1) fear relating to this life, 2) fear relating to the next life, 3) fear of being without protection, 4) fear of losing what is possessed, 5) fear of pain, 6) fear of accident, and 7) fear of death.) 3
It is clear that our misconception because of which we consider alien substances as our own is the real cause of all our fears. Once we realize the distinction between the Self and alien substances, we renounce all attachment toward those substances and are at once at ease and at peace with the Self.
Samayasara is an essential reading for anyone who wishes to lead a purposeful and contented life. It provides irrefutable and lasting solutions to all our problems, concerning worldly ways as well as spiritual curiosities and misgivings.
Salutations
As my knowledge- and perception-covering karmas subside, I get the opportunity of having the darşana of the Most Learned Acharya Vidyanand ji Muniraj. The Muniraj has no worldly possessions and the three jewels of Right Faith, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct radiate from his bare body. He has won over passions like attachment, observes stringent austerities, both external and internal, and endures afflictions with fortitude and equanimity. He is an ocean of knowledge; an institution of learning in himself. He has tender affection for all, especially for those engaged in the propagation of the teachings of Lord Jina. With every opportunity of having the darsana of the Munirāj and listening to his words of true wisdom, my knowledge- and perceptioncovering karmas get to quiescence and I seem to get an inspiration to study and reflect upon the sacred texts. He is thus the driving force behind the fruition of the present work; I salute him and make obeisance humble at his worshipful feet.
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