Aspirants Guide

Author(s): Atmanandji Maharaj
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Sadhna Kendra Koba

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STUDY OF SELF
college professor or a principal etc. However, when it was the turn of Sumeruchandra Diwakar, he replied, "The ultimate goal of my life is to attain to godliness".
The professor said, "Look, how high is the goal of life of this Jain student! His feeling is that spiritual attainment is more blissful than worldly status !"
The inspiring words of the professor had a magical effect on the minds of the students.
Shri Sumeruchandra is today a life-long celibate, busy in the devotion of the Goddess of Learning. He has propagated the Aryan (traditional Hindu) culture and the Jain religion (Dharma) in many countries.
Even today, at the age of 89 years, he is busy in studying the scriptures and has written many authentic and scholarly books and articles. Some time back Justice Dwivedi sought the meaning of the word "JAIN" from him and he replied, "A JAIN' is one who is endowed with the following virtues :
J Just he loves justness
A = Affectionate
| = Introspective
N = Noble his dealings are always noble.
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he is really affectionate
he is the tester of his inner-self
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