King Pradeshi

SR No.: 269294
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Total Pages: 19
Language: English
Classification: Article
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10 Vol. II/No. 4. Eternal Wisdom The king however continued: "Hey Acharya, you seem to have made a deep study of some perverse and treacherous subject -- otherwise,, how can you delude so many people ? Nonetheless, when I look at your face, you look like a prince. So in your interest, I say to you to give up this kind of a shameful activity. Come with me and become one of my protected (junior) kings, and so enjoy the wealth and pleasures of life. In fact, the pains of this Japa ( 579 - chanting) and Tapa (aq - penance ) are really without any benefit. If you believe, that by wearing this kind of a dress and doing various rituals, you will be able to purify your Atma, then, you are deluded. Because, in this world, there is no such thing as the Atma - so where is the question of its purification and its Liberation ? If you believe that there are branches to a tree, when there are no roots at all - is this not a monumental stupidity?" "Hey Acharya, now listen to how I came to the conclusion that, in this world, there is no such thing as the Atma; so that, your delusions regarding the Atma, and because of it, all these doings of Virtue ( goes ) and Sin (979), and the tales of heaven and hell are put to an end, once and for all ! So now listen." Argument I: "My mother was, as one would say - in accordance with the standards of this world - a very religious person. She was always trying to sow the seeds of religion (EFIT ) in me; while my father was -- again in accordance with the standards of this world -- an atheist. He tried very hard to keep me away from religion. However, one thing common in them, inspite of their differences, was their great love for me." "When my mother was breathing her last, I said to her : "O mother, you have spent your whole life in accordance with your religious beliefs, hence you will from now on live in heaven. So when you are born in