Book Title: Bhavana Sataka
Author(s): A S Gopani, Dharmshila Mahasati, Girishkumar P Shah Pandit
Publisher: Labhubhai P Mehta

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________________ m THE ATTITUDE OF ADMIRATION Meaning :- It is called Admiration when one becomes delighted at seeing the virtues in others. A person who has formed a habit of admiring qualities in others announces that his mind has become eagar to suck the juice of merits that are found in others. In other words he has a desire sprung up in him to enjoy the taste of virtues analogizing them in others. LORD ARIHANTA, THE REPOSITORY OF ALL VIRTUES All honour to Lord Arihanta, who, waging a successful war against the army of Karmy namely, Knowledge-obstructing, Vision-obstructing, Faith-obstructing, and Convenienceobstructing Karmas, on the battle field of character, vanquished them all in toto, obtained perfect knowledge and perfect vision, removed or destroyed all the duals such as fear, grief, happiness and unhappiness, doubts and suspicions etc. and brought out from within the spring of spiritual ecstasy. All honour, again, to these magnanimous, detached Souls who have fully cultivated all the virtues. (1) THE SAINTS All honour, again, to those saints who have willingly placed on their shoulders the yoke of religion, who walk carrying the load of five major vows, such as those of Non-injury, Truthfulness, Non-stealing, Continence, and Possessionlessness. 111 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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