Book Title: Amar Vani Author(s): Amarmuni Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith AgraPage 78
________________ KNOWLEDGE amassing material things? No, real peace is beyond these material possessions and their accumulation. Real peace and happiness are contained in self-contentment and spiritual awakening. Inner Knowledge Real knowledge does not consist in discovering the secrets of external nature. Real knowledge is contained in knowing and realising the great secrets of life. You have to know and test and judge the great secrets of inner life. External nature is not so mysterious as inner consciousness. Ritualism and Discipline The observance of rituals is a means and not an end in itself. If the rituals do not make us humble and pure, and if they do not help us in self-realisation and self-purification, then they are not only useless but also a burden upon us. Matter and Consciousness Ycur real self is that knows itself. Who else can know it ? Imagine two brothers living together. One of them has eyes to see and the other is blind. I hope you understand who they are. He who has eyes to see is Consciousness, and he who is blind is Matter. This is the highest truth of life. Friend and Foe People say that Rama killed Ravan. But is it really true ? No, the killer of Ravan was Ravana himself, none else. Man lives and dies, rises and falis according to his own good or Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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