Book Title: Adhyatmagyan Praveshika Author(s): Atmanandji Maharaj Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Sadhna Kendra KobaPage 26
________________ STUDY OF SCRIPTURES Que. 1 : What do you mean by the divine scriptures ? Ans. : The literary works of the highly enlightened and pious souls are known as the divine scriptures. The source of the material of these scriptures originates from the omniscient Lords. However, the intents and contents of the great spiritual preceptors and other holy saints are similar to those of the Omniscient Lord. Therefore all of these can be considered as the Divine scriptures. Que. 2: What do you really mean by genuine scriptural-study? Ans. : The scriptures in which peaceful-attributes predominate, where the intended purpose of the study is peace and whose summum bonum is also peace-their study can be regarded as the real scriptural study. Que. 3 : Is the knowledge of the omniscient (all knowing) Lord and that of a spiritual guide equal ? Ans. There is no difference in the quality of their knowledge; but there does exist a wide Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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