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ing itself that he experiences heavenly bliss; not so that he may go to heaven in the future. He experiences tranquillity and purity while performing dharma itself. He thus, bridges the gap between the means and the goal.
The Enlightened Ones say that one who experiences the goal in the means itself is truly religious. He is indeed an elevated soul who lives his goal every moment. He is not waiting to attain the goal in the future. His eyes are not on the result. He is content in doing what is to be done in the present. He is content in the now. Such a one feels no need to seek a wish-fulfilling tree. His state of consciousness reflects the fulfilment of having received all.
All this is possible only because, he clearly understands the laws of dharma, lives in accordance with them, and therefore, experiences the fruits. All his activities emit the fragrance of joy and fulfilment.
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नमो अरिहंताणं नमो सिद्धाणं नमो आयरियाणं नमो उबन्झायाण नमो लाए सबसाहूण एसो पंचनमुक्कारी, सवधावप्पणासणो मंगलापरच सवोर्स, पढम हवइ मंगल
