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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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corations and all that we desire to get. We can secure this world, the heavenly world, the Brahma Lokha and the Vaikunta. But it is very difficult to get the company of holy, noble and saintly persons”.
The sinners endeavour to attain self-purification and sanctity hy means of the company of noble and saintly people.
Just as water goes up through a pump, on account of the impact of the company of noble and saintly people, the human mind soars upwards; flies to lofty heights; otherwise, that is in the absence of such an influence, the human mind goes clownwards.
The mind is like wax. It is shaped and disciplined by the mold of Shastra Shravan (listening to discourses). On account of the impact of such discourses, it moves away from sensual enjoyments towards renunciation and spiritual elevation.
Uda Mchtha achieved spiritual purity by listening to the discourses of Tharagal, who was in the guise of an ascetic. The disguise of an ascetic had a deep impact on Tharagal himself. It impelled him to give up his lust for wealth. The life of Nayasar became transformed on account of the impact of the company of saintly persons. Later, he attained the level
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