Amar Vani

Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra

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Go Ahead
1. Go Ahead
You have to this day adored innumerable gods and goddesses; you have worshipped countless bricks and stones, and you have bathed in numerous rivers and seas. But what have you gained? Not one bond of the soul has been broken, not one sorrow has been removed, not one black stain has been washed off. Why are you unnecessarily groping in the dark? Bring out the dormant power of your soul and proceed on the path of truth with courage and confidence. Do not falter, do not fall, do not turn back, for the attainment of godhood is your birth-right. No power of the world can hold you back from attaining this holy objective of yours.
The Path of Penance
O ascetic, see that you do not drop out in the course of your penance. Success is not an ordinary thing to be picked up from the lanes and alleys of any town. It is the throe of the heart. While treading on this path of penance, you have to melt yourself. Do you not see that the sun has to contend with darkness the whole night before it rises on the peak of light and glory in the morning?
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