Bhavana Bodh

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram

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BHAVANA BODH
of residences, you enumerated and asked me to get ready, appear to me quite unsteady and transient, they appear to me as stayhomes in my path of progress. Therefore where there is my real home there is eternity and where there is fixity there I wish to stay and remain.
Brahmin :- (Inspired by objects and reasons) O! the best of the Kshatriyas! You first remove all theft and robbery in your kingdom and protect your city from such dangers and then take to renunciation.
Namiraj :- O Brahmin! Ignorant man punishes others many a time wrongly the body etc which does not know of stealing, gets bound hand and foot in a prison in this world and none can bind the aberrations of senses which really initiate or plan stealing or big thefts. Then, where is the sense in this way of behaviour and action?
Brahmin :- 0 Kshatriya! First subdue the kings who do not follow your commands and behave quite independently of you and after conquering them, you can renounce worldly life.
Namiraj :- (Inspired by objects and reasons) You may perhapes find, though difficult, many conquerors of ten lakhs of enemy warriors but still innumerable times more difficult it is to find one who has conquered his own soul and the latter is highly respectable and deserve highest praise than those many conquerors of ten lakhs of warriors. It is quite fit and proper to fight with our own living soul. Where is the sense in fighting with your external enemies? A soul, full of knowledge should conquer the soul, full of rage etc, and such conqueror deserves all praise and veneration. It is extremely difficult to win five senses, anger, pride, deceit and greed. One who has conquered his own mind etc has conquered everything.
Brahmin:-(Inspired by objects and reasons) O Kshatriya! First perform mighty sacrifices and give satisfactory food to Shraman Munis, penance practisers and Brahmins; give gold etc in charity, enjoy all mental pleasures and then retire from this world and live as an ascetic.