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A Child's Quest to find his "Purpose of Life"
Student #3: We learned that 'desires of any kind cause unrest and
anxiety...........as a result, we go after 'fulfilling desires'. Unfortunately 'that leads to more desires'.... thereby we
remain in a continuous state of 'Wanting to Fulfill Desires'. Teacher: But isn't "desire to do good", better than "desire to do bad"? Student #4: It looks like, it doesn't matter what kind of desire you have.
Whether it's good or bad, they all have the same effect on us.
They all put us in a state of wanting to fulfill desires'. Student #5: 'Wanting to Fulfill Desires'... subconsciously triggers our
mind to look/hope for favorable outcomes within us and everyone around us... 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. This
state of mind is referred to as anxiety or stress. Student #6: We are beginning to believe that real answer to happiness
has to be in "not having desires", cause "fulfilling desires" seems to be a losing proposition, it keeps on giving rise to
more desires, there's no end to it. Student #7: If you have desires, you are not happy. Student #8: M'am, we learned that the only place we'll find the path to
happiness is in the teachings of "Bhagwan Mahavir" i.e. Jinvani.... nowhere else. We want to start reading and trying to understand our shastras* (*) and listening to Lectures, that tell us about how to go from "Wanting to Fulfill Desires"
to "Not Having Desires" Teacher: That's awesome... you learned a great deal in one day. Neel:
M'am.. are these... all the stalls? Teacher: Yes kids... these are ... all the stalls Neel: Why are there no stalls that teach what Mahavir taught us,
we want to learn what's written in Jinvani *(frarit)?
* Shastra g knowledge of religion based on principles that are timeless * Jinvani fenatuft - knowledge imparted by Teerthankar's on our ultimate goal of being happy
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