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28. To feel grateful. 29. To win the love of people. 30. To be modest (sense of shame). 31. Compassion. 32. Peaceful nature. 33. Generosity. 34. Conquering inner enemies. 35. Control over the sense. Reason to Acquire 35 Attributes of a Marganusuri
Before Practicing Religion : We plough and clear the field of seeds before sowing it. Old stains must be removed from the wall before painting and colouring it. We keep our bowels clean to remain healthy. In the same way, we should keep our heart and mind clean in order to cultivate a religious way of life. A strong foundation is laid deep to raise a structure thereon. Similarly, our life should be clean and honesty before we can live a noble and religious life.
As a human being one should aspire to be noble, nobler and the noblest amongst all.
(1) Noble life : Life that win the love of the people. (2) Nobler life : Religious life that gains praise and blessings from
Guru.
(3) Noblest life : If one is praised by the Tirthankar Himself if it is the noblest life e.g. Dhanna, Shalibhadra, Anand, Kamdev etc.
The Thirty-Five Virtues in details : (1.) Earning Honestly :
We must earn our bread by fair means and should be contented with what we earn our life. It is true that we need money to live in this world. It is as vital as breathing. But it is equally necessar emphasize that if we earn our bread by fair means, we shall enjoy peace of mind. A life full of equanimity and content, helps us in the next world also. Prosperity gained by foul means is transitory. It causes trouble and leads us to more sins. Members of the family are concerned with what we earn, but they are indifferent as to how we have earned, for he only suffers who commits the sins and not others.
In this world, a beggar, a king, a wife and a child continues to make demands on us irrespective of our capacity to satisfy them.
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