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OCTOBER, 1979
March 28, 79 God Has Sent You ! Dearly Beloved Ganesh Lalwani :
Your letter came to Me, thank THE SUPREME BEING that gives form to each other Being in Her or His time, for Your time-I'm grateful. You, Ganesh Lalwani, have-by the kindness of GOD's Gift in YouYou have shared Jainism with Me.
Ganesh, the two books Thus Sayeth Our Lord and Essence of Jainism came to Me. Thank you again, Ganesh !
Ganesh, You have spread this wonderful religion of love and ahimsa to My Being.
You are spreading THE SUPREME BEING's Teachings. The Family of Creation will never come to perfection unless We follow the Trithankaras, from Rsabha (His Holiness) to Mahavira (His Grace). Now I'm able to be one of those of You Who have come to know THE SUPREME Being's Plans for all other Beings.
The Mahāvratas : Ahimsā! Acaurya! Brahmacarya!
Aparigraha ! Satya ! the Sadhus live a hard and austere life to fulfil These Five Vows. In speech, in mind, in deed-until Their death, the Monks live a hard and austere life to fulfil their Five Vows. Not to kill any living Creature, Ahimsā, is love. Not to steal from any living Creature, Acaurya, is love. Not to sexually participate with any living Creature, Brahmacarya, is love. Not to be attached to worldly things, Aparigraha, is love. Not to lie to any living Creature, Satya, is love. Obedience to the Mahāvratas is love of which only Sädvis can live.
May THE BEING of All Temporary Beings bless all the Sadhus and Sādvis, the real Spiritual Teachers.
May THE BEING of All Temporary Beings bless all the efforts of You, Yourself, Ganesh.
With love,
-John Silva
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