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અધ્યાત્મતવાલાક.
pursuits is imperative on those who aspire after true happiness.
પુણ્ય-ક્રમજન્ય ફળમાં શા માહ કરવા ?
“ સંસારમાં ઇન્દ્રા, દેવતાઓ, મહારાજાઓ અને મહાન પ્રતાપી અધિકારીઓ જે થવાય છે, તે ખરેખર કર્મના પ્રભાવથી થવાય છે. ( દરેક પ્રકારનું ઐશ્વર્ય કર્મનું પૂતળુ છે ) તે પછી સુન્ન જનાને કના મૂળ ઉપર માહ શાના હાય ? -43
अथ तत्त्वदृष्ट्यै निजचरित्र निरीक्षणस्याऽऽवश्यकत्वमाह
सदा निरीक्षेत निजं चरित्रं यच्छुद्धिमाप्नोति विहीयते वा । हानिं च वृद्धिं च धनस्य पश्यन् जडश्चरित्रे न दृशं करोति ॥८४॥
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One should always introspect oneself whether one attains purity or becomes defiled; only the ignorant person interested in acquisition and loss of wealth, does not examine his inward nature.
Notes: Know thyself' is the most important precept recommended by philosophers, moralists and great writers. One should thoroughly examine and scrutinize his own actions, keeping in view, his chief ideal of life. He must daily inquire within himself, what use he made of the powers, riches, faculties he possessed, so as to form a correct view of life he leads. He must not do so with an eye of partiality but should minutely see his faults. He must interrogate himself as to higher problems of life and then should decide to adopt means for achieving the best ideal of life. According to the Jain theory the best
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