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of two days, with the result that he is reborn as a god. Being Alpa
ashais-one whose passions were almost extinguished, he is considered like a Vitraga. So holy he is. As they had also acquired knowledge of 14 purvas were in the previous human life of a monk, they can recapitulate it in Devlok. They pass their life time in pious contemplation. They are keen to observe samayik. Faith is not wanting. But being incapable of observation of only two ghadhi's charitra by taking a pledge, uttering "karemi Bhante" they will have to wait till they are reborn as human beings and practise monkhood again. They must take a pledge of becoming a monk, saying "karemi Bhante' and observe Samayik, to gain liberation which eludes a Dev, though pious in nature.
How generally the point of propriety in Samayik is missed ? We find in many a family an elderly person observing Navakarshi Chauvihar, puia, hearing religious discourses and doing Samayik and feeling content that he has done his duty expected of him, unaware that propriety of conduct is missing. What result you can expect to get from a Samayik if you go on speaking, coughing, singing or directing somebody. You commence the activities of mind, speech and body immediately an occasion arises. In "karemi Bhante", we say i. e. I give up every
सावज्जं जोगं पचक्खामि kind of sinful activities. Unless, we learn to realise the importance of observing Samayik properly, we shall not get the desired result
(9) To clerify this point, let us take the illustration of a gentleman and his newly married daughter-in-law. She noticed her father-in-law in Samayik. She thought that it was not properly done. She decided to teach a lesson to her father-in-law. One day a merchant came and asked her about her father-in-law's where- abouts. She loudly replied that he had gone to the locality of the outcaste and added that she did not know when he would return home. The gentleman over-heard her words and complained to his son against his daughter-in-law. When she was asked to explain her rude behaviour, she replied, "Please, ! I am not stupid. Do you realise what do you do when you are in Samayik? Does not your mind wander to the locality of the outcastes for demanding the money that is due for recovery ? Should one not be expected to forget wordly metters while in Samayik ? In your case, does not the reverse happen and that you forget that you are in Samayik ? I do not want to hurt your feelings. I do apologise for what happened. My intention is to point out to you the truth that
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