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layers of 'clothings': the cloth of the mind, the cloth of speech and the cloth of the body. These are the 'clothes' the Lord was referring to. A true Digambar is the one who takes off these clothing and completely exposes the Self. It is the clothing of the mind, the speech and the body that need to be shed; these represent the greatest acquisitions (parigraha). These need to be shed.
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Shall 'We' tell you what all this taking-sides is like? Is it possible for a person to think that he is not good looking? If it were then people would not get along with the mirror at all, but the fact that they do, is because of their partiality. A truly beautiful face is that which keeps coming back to the mind within. Whereas here; one is partial and prejudiced. The aura of the one who is impartial will exude to all around him. People, who are partial and prejudiced, repel others wherever they go. They 'smell horrible' (not respected) even in their own homes!
So many people will ask me, "Are you a Jain?" or "Are you a Vaishnav?" You foolish people! What Jain or what Vaishnav? I am a vitarag. 'We' are in all religions. By calling me a Jain or a Vaishnav, people create an obstacle for themselves. They think of me as being partial towards a certain religion, but if they were to see me doing darshan of Lord Ramchandraji just once, all their beliefs would be broken. But alas, one needs merit karma for that too!
Nature of worldly life: nature of vairagya (dispassion)
Sansar (the worldly life) is nothing but a betrayal. In it, no one is related to you. If a person were to clearly understand the terrible misery of worldly life, he would have an intense desire for liberation. This terrible misery of the world is a counter weight for liberation. One feels the intense desire for liberation as misery increases.
Today, a person may find the world fearfully miserable and yet because of the illusion he continues to suffer its repeated blunt beating. He continues to put up with the beatings saying, 'Things will improve tomorrow', but does brass ever turn into gold? No, it will never turn to gold. That is why it is important to understand its horrible misery for once and for all. As it is, one is under a false belief that he can derive happiness from the world; 'I will be happy if I do this'. Alas! Even here, one is subject to a beating.
If the Gnani Purush were to merely describe the terrible misery of this world, one will definitely begin to question, 'Is the world so terrible? There is no way to escape from it. We must solve it once and for all.' You can become free from the worldly entanglements through submission. 'Yes sir. Yes, sir' is what you have to do in order to disentangle yourself. This world is such that it calls for settling all matters with equanimity.
This is a very profound fact that 'We' are telling you. The world perpetuates and remains in existence because of all other superficial talks.
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