Bhagavana Mahavira

Author(s): Chauthmal Maharaj
Publisher: Jainoday Pustak Prakashan Samiti Ratlam

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on his face that the onlooker is at once charmed. His nature is social, simple and attractive.
Oratory. His style of delivery has raised him to a high pedestal. From the beginning he is by nature an orator. His lectures are sweet, simple, interesting and impressive. He who has once heard the Maharaj Shri will ever remember how the audience are spell-bound by him. When they hear him they begin to believe that the orator knows the secrets of their hearts and is able to release them from their miseries and sins. He has ably dealt with all sorts of subjects, social, religious, spiritual, moral philosophical and worldly. child marriages, old age marriages, selling of daughters, ahimsa, religion, flesh eating, intoxicating drinks, bad company, unity, organization, truth, forgiveness, sympathy, anger, path of deliverance, essence of religion, human duties, service of humanity, devotion, renunciation, love, knowledge, self-knowledge, firmness of character, willpower, social life, sacrifice and renunciation, good behaviour, education, ideal of penance, sucess in the struggle of life, remembrance of the past, our religious downfall, celebacy, control of the organs, paryushan time and jainism, greatness of jainism, logical exposition of jainism, our home life, manas muktawali, adherance to truth-all these have, one time or another, been dissected under his searching intellect. He has in this way tried his level best to make human life more beautiful and useful on earth. Many who were led astray have been brought to the right path by his inspiring sermons.
His heart is generous and tolerant. He has no envy or