Book Title: Awakening
Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 91 phase namely human life salvation can be attained by a Jiva ; otherwise, in order to experience the fruits of sin and merit, creatures move from the level of divinity to the level of animal life and to hell and from there again to animal life and divine life. They keep moving to and fro like shuttle-cocks. Only the mind carries out both elevated contemplation and degrading contemplt. tion. In the same manner, it can also perform the tasks of contemplating on Dharma and purity. From time to time the whirlwinds of noble and ignoble thoughts rise in it. If the mind has no peace, we will suffer from indigestion and on account of it we get all kinds of bodily ailments. If we want our body to be healthy we should keep our minds calm and peaceful. It is to be remembered that we should always keep our minds filled with pure and noble thoughts. This is the right way of using the mind. The fourth means is wealth. It is wrong to use wealth as a means to fulfil sensual desires and to accumulate things that gratify our passions. The right way to use wealth is to utilize it for the welfare of others, to help others; to secure medical treatment for the sick and the ailing; to establish charitable institutions; to dig wells; to provide water to the thirsty ; to grow gardens, or make roads, to establish free For Private And Personal Use Only

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