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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra SHRUTSAGAR www.kobatirth.org 7 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir August-2017 Pooth sapooth tho ka dhana sanchay? Pooth kapooth tho ka dhan sanchay? If he is a worthy son, he will earn money himself; and if he is an unworthy son, he would waste the accumulated wealth. In both the cases, the accumulation of wealth is useless. Why only sons? All the members of your family are share-holders in "the company of your body" i.e., they claim a share in the proceeds of your labour. But, the punishments for your actions should be borne by yourself alone. When the dacoit, Ratnakar realised this truth from the words of the great sages, he gave up his career of violence, murder and robbery and became a great sage after performing severe penances and austerities. He is none other than the famous poet, Valmiki. Man earns money by undergoing countless hardships and spends it on luxuries and pleasures. Dharma (Duty), Artha (Wealth), Kama (fulfilment of Desires), Moksha (Salvation) are the four purusharthas or objectives to be attained by man. Of these, Artha and Kama constitute a pair and Dharma and Moksha constitute another pair. The first pair entangles the Jiva in the worldy life; and the second pair releases him from the bondage of Karma. Ninety nine percent of the people in the world are caught in the cycle of the first pair; and they cannot get out of it. The way of worldly life is the Preyomarg (the inferior path) and the way of salvation is the Shreyomarg (the superior path) He whose inner eyes are blinded and who lacks farsightedness, runs on the preyomarg. Man may lose his craze for money and utilize it for the welfare of others but it is not easy to discard lust. Lust keeps fascinating people endlessly. We cannot know when the latent lust of a man, who has performed penances and gives the impression of being peaceful, manifests itself in a terrible form. For Private and Personal Use Only A great saint, Rathanemi sat in solitude in the cave of a mountain; and when he saw a naked nun by name, Rajul, the fire of lust in him blazed out. All his spiritual attainments were ruined. In absolute helplessness, he begged for union with that lady. (Continue...)
SR No.525325
Book TitleShrutsagar 2017 08 Volume 04 Issue 03
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorHiren K Doshi
PublisherAcharya Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Koba
Publication Year2017
Total Pages36
LanguageGujarati
ClassificationMagazine, India_Shrutsagar, & India
File Size9 MB
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