Bliss

Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra

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TO OUR READERS
Apart from their stupendous success in their business ventures, business family of Sugal & Damani have kept in their horizon, their ultimate objective of keeping the major tenets of Jainism as the core of their way of life. One of their modest attempts in this regard is to bring out the English translation of APARIGRAHA DARSHAN, the compendium of discourses originally delivered by Upadhyaya Amar Muniji in Hindi. In order to provide a far wider reach for the contents of these discourses, particularly among the younger generations, the present English translation of these discourses (translated into English by Dr. Pratibha Jain) as their humble tribute to the memory of Upadhyaya Amar Muniji.
The Sugal & Damani family offers this publication to the Humanity at large and hopes that all the readers of these discourses will reap the benefits of eternal Bliss, the ultimate result of Aparigraha.
We do not think that we can add to what Mr. Sugalchand Jain has said in his introductory remarks to the forthcoming second edition. We consider it a holy pilgrimage that only adds to our business and professional ventures. As pointed out by Sri N. Sugalchand Jain earlier in the first edition, in his preface to the first edition, we are only the tools. The real energy for this holy exercise by us blows from Bhagwan Mahaveer through Upadhyaya Sri Amar Muniji.
We are therefore, bringing out a second edition of the volume and have no hesitation at all in stating that this will be followed, in the nor too distant future by yet another edition, and yet another edition, and yet another edition of the volume........ We will only be too happy to render our modest contribution for the successful endeavour.
Sharad Purnima 22nd, October 2010
SUGAL & DAMANI FAMILY No.11, Ponnappa Lane, Triplicane Chennai 600 005 India