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saint smiled and said, “Stop appreciating me, please. The dogs that inspite of insulting and scolding hundreds of times, come again, are more tolerable. Dear! What need is there to appreciate the matter that can be obeyed or cared even by the dogs?"
One, who wins, is a great personality forever. One, who wins the world, is Alexander and one who wins himself, is Mahavira. The way of Mahaviraism is obtained through the peace. I am the worshipper of peace, the follower of peace and devoted to peace. Peace is the part of my heart. It is my companion, a companion that lives with me round o' clock in day and in night. One who has made the peace his companion, is happy both in day and night. Yesterday a gentleman asked me whether I fall asleep properly and regularly during the night. I told him that one who is happy in what God has provided him, why he should feel worried for anything and will not be able to enjoy sound and sweet asleep.
If you have peace of inner heart, your every action will go fruitful whenever and wherever you perform it. I tell you the secret of success and meditation that whenever you perform anything, perform it with great zeal and fully concentrated mind. If you dine, only dine. Do not get indulged in other things while taking food. If you walk on the road, fix your mind to your careful steps only. Don't peep here and there. If you sleep, sleep only, stop dreaming. The peace will exist only there where one target is fixed and will be performed deeds accordingly with fully concentrate state of heart and head.
Remember that the religion is not only to sit daily for Meditation, or to offer prayers in shrines or to recite epics at high magnitude. The first religion of man must be peace of mind. If there is a peace of mind, the house itself will turn into a temple but if there is no peace of mind, it can not be
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