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The collection of harmful views is suffering. How can happiness arise from such sinful actions that lead to further suffering? Shrimad Rajchandraji's profound and enlightening words are:
"Do not be entangled in worldly possessions, let compassion remain in you. Renunciation is the principle, and suffering that follows is not happiness." - Shri Mekshamala
All types of enjoyment are sinful. Because, in their origin, their attainment, and their consumption, there is nothing but sin, sin, and sin: (1) The origin of all types of worldly enjoyment cannot occur without causing harm and violence. To produce sinful enjoyment, one must engage in the act of acquiring and possessing, because no material for the five senses can be obtained without acquiring and possessing.
Whether it is the object of the sense of touch, the object of the sense of taste, the object of the sense of smell, the object of the sense of sight, the object of the sense of hearing, or any other object, no enjoyable thing can be produced without harming and killing animals. For this, the example of food is sufficient. To satisfy this two-inch tongue, how much violence is committed in the world? To satisfy the sense of taste, how many mute and innocent creatures are killed? For the sake of the momentary taste of meat-eaters, this so-called civilized world is slaughtering millions of animals every day! The production of alcohol, etc., also involves such terrible violence, yet these people, laughing and consuming it, become intoxicated and revel in their madness, considering themselves cultured (civilized) and not ashamed! Similarly, for silk, etc., soft fabrics, how much cruel violence is inflicted on the silkworm, everyone who knows its process knows this. For wool, leather, etc., for feathered and furry animals, for the "fat hat" (monkey crown!) gentleman, etc., millions of animals are sacrificed in a deadly manner, and then these shameless human-animals cover their distorted, deformed, and disfigured bodies with these garments, and then they look in the mirror and admire how beautiful they look! But these fools do not know that:
"What does the face see in the mirror, compassion and righteousness are not in the heart." - Shri Kabirji
Furthermore, to avoid becoming the object of suffering themselves, they consume cod liver oil, chicken essence, etc., which are made by sacrificing millions of innocent animals, and these people consume these violence-tainted medicines with a smile! As if they are going to attain immortality, they close their eyes and gulp down bottles and bottles of these medicines into their stomach, and even though they may try all sorts of remedies, in the end, they die! These are all examples, but any...| SR No. | 034350 |
| Book Title | Yogdrushti Samucchaya New Edition Part 01 and 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | Haribhadrasuri |
| Author | Bhagvandas Mehta |
| Publisher | Mahavir Jain Vidyalay |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 844 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Book_Gujarati |
| File Size | 160 MB |