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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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tors, prostitutes and great scholars because they are the makers of simulation.”
Deception will not have any effect on these people and if any one tries to deceive them he will deceive himself and the tables will be turned against him. For example, if you deceive a doctor that is if you conceal from him your disease you will not be able to regain your health; your disease grows worse and may cause other diseases too. Therefore, while a doctor is questioning you about your health, you should give him truthful answers; you should not conceal any relevant fact from him and you should not also give him wrong information.
The students who deceive their teacher will not be successful in their learning. They will not be able to get perfect knowledge and they will be wasting their precious time. The knowledge that is gathered during one's student-career will be helpful to him throughout his life. If a student neglects the duty of gathering knowledge as a student, later, he will never be able to attain perfection because, later, he will have to shoulder the responsibility of earning money and supporting his family. Therefore a student must acquire knowledge with concentration when he is a student and when he is free from cares and worries and when he has the opportunity of acquiring knowledge.
Now-a-days, the tendency on the part of students to copy answers in the examination halls has been on the increase. We read about these things in newspapers. It does not matter if one or two Dādās (rowdies) take recourse to this evil practice. But in some examination centres, mass-copying has become a regular phenomenon. Copying answers in the examination is an act of deception and fraud; and its evil consequences are evident. The students who pass by means of copying become pitiable when they occupy some positions. They have to face disgrace at every step. Because they are inefficient and because in the government departments, their services cannot
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