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on the other hand self-absorption is the nucleus to attain the status of Divinity (God-hood).
The cultured mind reads the book of nature and draws morals therefrom e. g. the sight of rising sun and setting moon on the morning of Purnima-full moon-lit night make remarkable suggestion for the wise.
इतोस्तमेति शीतांशु रितो भास्वानुदीयते ।
संसारस्येव वैचित्र्य मुपदेष्टु मुपागतो ।। Look here; the cool-rayed moon is setting and the radiant sun is rising. This phenomenon teaches the truth about fall of one and elevation of other in this universe.
Those who have acquired merit in previous incarnation enjoy happy and prosperons life. The benighted soul forgets this central point and goes astray.
efter Tata quarat puri
बीएण विणा कुत्य वि किं दीसदि सस्स णिप्पत्ती । It is awkward that a man while disregarding the beneficial religion hankers after worldly wealth and glory. Do you see any one getting rice without sowing the paddy seeds ?
The doctrine of universal brotherhood and good behaviour are the life-breath of true and scientific religion. The religion taught by Tirthankara Mahavira is a penacea for all sorts of worries and
