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gossiper feels an itch to make a story on hearsay and pass on to others The mind of a gossip is a perverted mind When children suffer from scabies, we bandage their feet and hands, in order to prevent them from scratching the skin Even though they suffer, they have ever such a craving for it They never think long
Would we could do the same with the gossips that do likewise in their ignorance
We thus see that sense-control and cultivating detachment from outside things bring us a true sense of happiness Particularly, a sense of fullness which Renunciation bestows is a wonderful experience The life of Shri Mahavir-dev and the episode of going into the forest in the case of Shri Ramchandrajı are pertinently edifying The story of Ramchandraji's renunciation of the throne and home, moves our hearts and lifts our souls It shows how one can crush all hope and ambitions of youth and be ready to leave all for one's faith and thereby gain the highest pinnacle of idealism Think over the matter seriously Was happiness found in kingship or in forest? In the gratification of sensual pleasure or in renunciation of luxurious living" Does it lie in the crown and sceptre or in the nobility and generosity of the heart? Rama knew that one who learned to detach oneself from worldly things, could easily let go everything when Time demanded Such a man lightly holds the things of the world He always enjoys the sense of
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