$JES 901 Jainism and Spiritual Awakening E9

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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JAIN PRAYERS
May the entire universe be blessed, May all beings engage in each other's well-being. May all weakness, sickness and faults diminish, May everyone everywhere be healthy, peaceful and happy.
Reflection on Self-Realized Soul
GIT, grifa, HHAT, HHT, HEY, CUT, T27;
___ होय मुमुक्षु घट विषे, एह सदाय सुजाग्य. dayä shänti samatä kshamä, satya, tyäg, vairägya, hoya mumukshu ghata vishe, eha sadaya sujägya.
The true seeker of the Self possesses the seven cardinal virtues; compassion, peace, equanimity, forgiveness, truthfulness, renunciation, and non-attachment to worldly relations and objects. These qualities keep him constantly vigilant.
राग, द्वेष, अज्ञान ए, मुख्य कर्मनी ग्रंथ;
थाय निवृत्ति जेहथी, ते ज मोक्षनो पंथ. raga, dvesha, ajnäna e, mukhya karma-ni grantha, thaya nivrutti jeha-thi, te ja mokshano pantha.
Attachment, Hatred, and Ignorance of Self are the three principal reasons for the bondage of karma to the soul. The path that diverts away from karma is the true path of liberation.
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