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JAIN RAMAYAN
"Discarding wealth and possessions and social contacts and the comforts of the life in the world why are you living here away from society ?"
"I am trying to attain the supreme knowledge”.
"But when you are leading worldly life even in this forest how can you attain perfect knowledge ?"
"I do not know anything, my dear sir! What are you suggesting ?”
"If a person has to attain perfect knowledge he has to renounce all sensual pleasures. He must keep away from women. In order to attain supreme knowledge, you must carry out such activities as spiritual austerities, meditations, selfsacrifice, rendering service to spiritual heads and carrying out external and internal austerities. You cannot live a sinless life just because you are living in a forest; nor can you give the gift of fearlessness to the Shatkaijivas the six kinds of Jivas, having body such as the Prithivikay, Apkay etc."
The Tapasi listened to the words of the sadhu with deep concentration. These sadhus explained to him the sinless way of spiritual endeavours as expounded by Lord Jineswardev. They explained to him the daily activities of a Sadhak and the profound doctrines of the Paramatma.
All of a sudden, the light of Samyaginan was kindled in the heart of the Tapasi. The words of the sadhus exercised a deep impact upon him. He entertained a desire to pursue the path of internal spiritual endeavours. He understood from them the spiritual endeavours that should be carried out by a man as a householder. At the same time, there arose in his heart a desire to reach a higher level of existence. When he understood fully all the details relating to the life of a sadhu his delight knew no bounds.
Then he called his wife Kurmi also to hear the precepts of the Shramans. She too came there and learnt from them the principles relating to the life of householders. She too desired
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