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BRAHMESHANANDA: JAIN MONASTIC RULES
situations, exceptions itself becomes the rule. Both are meant to lead the spiritual aspirant beyond all rules. They are the hedges protecting the tender plant of spiritual life. Once the plant is grown, hedges are no more requred. On the attainment of spiritual maturity an aspirant no more remains bound by prohibitory or injunctory laws, but spontaneously performs the right action according to time, place and situation. He never takes a wrong step.*
This article is reprinted here by the courtesy of the editor Vedanta Kesari 1990, p. 450ff. We are very grateful to the editor for allowing us to reprint this valuable article for our Journal.
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