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As long as contempt does not appear for the Samsar which abounds in the agitations caused by our attachments for inert objects, even the view that one should deliver the soul from its attachment to inert objects does not arise. How can Dharma be practised, in the absence of such a point of view ?
Yes! Even in the absence of the view to attain spiritual liberation, the Jivas that desire wealth and prosperity and the honours and pleasures of the worldly life, are seen following and practising Dharma for the sake of those objectives. They bargain and barter away their Dharma for worldly pleasures. But that kind of thing cannot be called Dharma. The objective of Dharma is not the attainment of the means of worldly pleasures. We should carry out Dharma in order to be released from the cage of Samsar. The idea that Dharma enables you to attain spiritual elevation, leads us on the path of spiritual liberation; i.e., the liberation from the Samsar. Therefore, place before yourself the objective of spiritual elevation.
: Human beings can have such an objective only when they develop contempt for inert objects and despise their attachments for such objects. Therefore, the attitude of renunciation for the Samsar which abounds in the attachments for inert objects, must arise when pure Dharma appears in our lives. A true liking for Moksha appears only in the presence of the attitude of renunciation. Question: When can such a Dharma be attained ? Answer : The Jiva attains such a Dharma only in one Pudgal Paravartan Kal. This last Pudgal Paravartan Kal is called the Charamavart Kal. (Countless years = One Palyopan Kal; Ten crores of Palyopan Kals = One Sagaropam; Twenty Crores of Sagaropam = One Kalachakra; Countless Kalachakras = One Pudgal Paravartan Kal.) Pure Dharma does not appear in the Acharamavart Kal i.e, before the Charamavart Kal. The reason is this. At that time, the feeling of renunciation or the spiritual view or the desire for salvation does not appear. At that time, the Jiva is attached to inert objects; is enslaved by passions like anger; his intellect is distorted by false perception; he commits sins like violence; and his propensity is to be fearlessly im
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