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[ Upasargas by God Sangama
reason, to desire to possess the wealth and women of others and to be jealous of the prosperity of good people, are the essential qualities of the wicked. For them, the modest and righteous people are foolish; the holy are mischievous; the brave are cruel; the quiet are cheats; the sweettongued are flatterers; the glorious are proud; the goodspeakers are loquacious; and the peace-loving and grave are weak. There is hardly a virtuous man in this world who has not beeri blamed by the wicked people.
On the other hand the ability of the High Souls that take their birth in this world, is tested by such Upasargas and at such places only. Only those high souls are entitled to be called Lords in this world, who do not care for their life, their honour, and their self-respect, in order to destroy their Karmas. The first and the last aim of their life is to realize the self and to teach that knowledge to the world unboastfully. They look on the most hostile of their enemies with the eye of a closest friend. They think that all evils, misconducts, abuses, and injustice are the weapons of the cowards, and take resort to good qualities right conduct, sweet words, and justice only. They are the glory of mankind and the perfection of every thing.
Lord Mahavira possessed all the qualities mentioned above; and the name of Mahavira given to him by his contemporaries therefore fitted him best. "! The Upasargas of this world would have vanished into nothingness in a minute before the power of his spiritual penances if he had so desired, or Indra himself would have destroyed them all after knowing the bent of his mind.
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