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Freedom from Opinions.....
Freedom from Opinions.....
In these thoughts of severe repentance, his heart got cleansed and his soul became pure.
and discard it, otherwise, even if you get the best in this life, it will mix with the old accumulated dirt and get polluted. Hence, before beginning sadhana, you must confess to your Guru. "Gurudev, I have committed these mistakes, I have committed these sins, but now, to move ahead on the path of spirituality, I want to purify myself."
At the samovasaran, King Shrenik again asks Lord..."O Lord! At this moment, where will he take birth (gati)?" And Lord Mahavir replies, "He will go to heaven (devlok) - as his repentance increases, his gati also changes." And just as Parmatma is saying that if he dies at this moment, he will go to 'Swarth Siddh Viman', the saint attains omniscience and true faith...!
Only when sins committed in the past
are confessed and erased, the soul becomes pure.
To purify your soul, first, you will have to change your thoughts and opinions. Also, you will have to remain composed when another person is expressing his opinion.
Reflect! Think! The soul which was going to the seventh hell, in a fraction of a second, attains omniscience, all because of the thoughts in his mind. His soul becomes an omniscient soul.
Just by control or lack of control of the mind,
one can go to heaven or hell.
The saint had a good opinion of his leaders. He was confident that they would take care of his son and the kingdom, but upon hearing what others said, his opinion changed. He could no longer remain calm and hence, became restless. His inner peace was breached. His sadhana was disturbed.
Thus, I want to master my mind. If I am in command of my mind, I can control it and take it onto the path I desire. I can apply my mind on the right path and will be able to purify my soul. To purify my soul, I must surely try this experiment.
The mind began to think... "I will approach the leaders right now and kill them in one stroke of the sword." His mind became a whirlpool of destructive, wicked thoughts. So many different thoughts and opinions erupted in his mind. He slipped into the past, to the time when he was the king and raised his hand to touch his crown, but alas... he was bald. Instead of the crown, he felt his bald head, regained his senses and came back to the present.
One good thought can lead you to liberation, whereas, one bad opinion can take you to hell.
Hence, let's purify the soul and proceed towards omniscience by increasing the right opinions and reducing the wrong ones.
He remembered he had renounced the world and began wandering. "Everyone has to bear the fruits of his own karmas - I have no attachment or hatred for anyone." As these thoughts arose in his mind, he began to repent. "I have renounced the world and I got such negative and destructive thoughts?"
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