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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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my country (Bharath), it is character that makes a gentleman not a tailor.” Wherever such a man of noble character and polite behaviour goes he will be honoureul. Our soul becomes reformed and chastened only by virtues. If we can contemplate on heavenly existence we can realize the value of renunciation.
First, there are twelve heavenly worlds. Then there are nine Graiveyakas and five Anuththara Vimanas. Above all is Siddhashila. In the first and the second heavenly worlds (Devalokas) Gods enjoy sensual pleasures with goddesses. In the third and the fourth heavenly worlds Gods experience sensual pleasures by means of touching goddesses or by a mere contact. In the fifth and the sixth heavenly worlds the Gods and Goddesses derive satisfaction from the sight of each other. In the seventh and eighth heavenly worlds Gods experience sensual delight by hearing the songs of Goddesses. In the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth heavenly worlds Gods become thrilled and delighted by the mere thought of the bodies of Goddesses. Above the twelfth heavenly world the sexual desire of the divine beings becomes completely pacified. The divine beings in Graiveyak take delight in contemplating on the precious utterances of the enlightened souls. The dwellers of the Anuthara viman develop love and attachment for the utterances of the enlightened and this attachment impedes their efforts to attain salvation. From this account, it is
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