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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Even if we are in adverse circumstances on account of some inauspicious actions, we should not turn away from the path of benevolence. After we do some auspicious actions, favourable circumstances will surely appear.
Love which inspires benevolence has disappeared today on account of mutual mistrust. If we do not help others, how can we hope for help from others?
The body and wealth are not the only means by which we can render help to others. Of course, by using our bodily strength and wealth, we can help others, but, they are not the only means. We can render help to others by word as well as deed. Sweet words bring about cheerfulness and happiness, while harsh and unkind words bring about unpleasantness and sorrow. It is said:
"If one word which is properly understood (If its meaning is properly understood before it is uttered) is spoken at the right time in the right manner, it can fulfil our desires in this world and in the other world." A man learns the speech and language of the company which he keeps. The parrot that is brought up in the ashram of a Sanyasi speaks in a sweet and disciplined manner; on the other hand, the parrot that is brought up in the slaughter-house of a butcher utters unpleasant and unclean words. A parrot said to a king:
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