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 59 occupy a high ora low position according to their own quality. The needle is certainly small but it does the work of uniting pieces of cloth, that is why it is placed on the turban. On the contrary the scissors are used to cut the cloth into pieces and to separate them. Hence, it is kept at the feet." Love brings unity and unity brings strength. Ashoka could achieve victory over the Kalingas with great difficulty. Amazed by the strength of the Kalinga army, he asked the king of Kalinga for the reason for such strength among his soldiers. He replied, “Oh king, I love every soldier heartily. They also love one another; so we are united. This unity is the cause for our strength.” While paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, a poet has sung: तुमने अपना प्राण दिया और मौत की शान बढ़ाई। तुमने अपना खून दिया और प्रेम की ज्योति जलाई ॥ Thuinane apna pran diya aur mauthki shan badhayi ! Thumane apna khoon diya our premki jyothi jalayi ! ! (You gave your life and increased the greatness of death. You gave your blood and made the light of love burn). We cannot wash a mark of blood with blood. To wash it we require the water of love. The love of a certain sage transformed the dacoit, Ratnakar into a sage. For Private And Personal Use Only

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