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Some sinful acts become relax by repen. tance. The good of repentance lies only in this that he who repents for a sinful act does not do that act again. The reason why the conviction in the formula of repentance is essential is that the person who fears the consequences of sinful act, repents purely from his heart, then his heart becomes very soft, and the very pervasiveness of that purity and softness in the heart destroys all sins. The for. mula of repentance has been dictated by the omniscient God who is free from 18 faults. God never speaks falsehood. Thus formerly in the time of sarvajna Parmeshwar, Gautama and other munis (saints) believed in the truth of the formula. In other words, their speeches made the people believe in it. This is the siddhant (doctrine).
91. Q. Is it necessary to have a fixed day to take
rest for doing dharma ?
A.-One should always remain engaged in
doing dharma, of course one who does not
