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 103 Some Great Statements of Acharyashri Padmasagar Sooriji Just as fire purifies gold, tapasya (penance) purifies the soul. If milk is cold, it become curds by menes of sourness and we get butter; so also if the mind is calm by means of reflection we find solutions to our problems. It The absence of desire is samyama or self-discipline. is the primary necessity for righteous living. Paramathma (the Lord) dwells in the heart which hath forgiveness. If the mirror reflects the form of the body the scriptures reflect the form of the soul. Father and mother are like a sacred place of pilgrimage. He who is loyal to them can become loyal to the Lord. Love is the master-key with which we can open the lock of any soul. If along with development we get the light of knowledge, it shows the way to perfection. By that means, we can attain the status of Paramathma (the supreme soul. For Private And Personal Use Only

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