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JANUARY, 1983
Now my whole being was bonded to Jainism. The image had led me beyond the intellect. The presence within the image of the Lord Neminatha had led me to my spiritual home.
NAMO NEMINATH.
87
-Blessed day, nearly 20 years past. The longer I study Jainism, the deeper am I committed to His religion, cast forth by the Lord Nemi in image.
By now I have seen many images of the Tirthankaras in photos and paintings. Of course, my inexplicable "weariness" has evolved into veneration for all images of the 24 Teachers.
Still, my heart stays at the feet of the self-luminous image of the Lord Aristanemi at Kambadahalli.
All the years past, all the days, I have made obeisance to Him by saying, "You are a Pure Soul, I bow to You because I, too, want to be pure."
And so it be for my days and/or years to come.
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