Book Title: Jaina Gazette 1927 Author(s): J L Jaini, Ajitprasad Publisher: Jaina Gazettee OfficePage 29
________________ 14 THE JAINA GAZETTE unknown tongue or jargon, that he could pay no attention to customers. At last he was obliged to live as a medium only. He was not able to concentrate his thoughts. Therelore, as I said, in our ordinary worldly affairs it is necessary that we should be able to concentrate our attention. It will remove the nervousness which is incidental to the busy bustle of our civilized existence. In all these matters the diet itself has an important influence. Stimulating food will make us nervous, and this will affect the mental nature. At the slightest disturbance we become angry. The cause of the nervousness must first be removed : the diet ought to be changed, stimulating drinks, coffee and tea, should be avoided. It is easy to avoid all these things. They are taken only because it is a fashion to take them though they are not necessary for the sustenance of the body. Still, on account of the custom of society, we eat and drink these things which we know to be injurious. Suppose for instance a person's hands and feet tremble every now and then. How can he prevent this ? He must first renove the cause of the nervous ness in the shape of food and drink, and then he can take active measures : he may stand in one position for a short time, holding a piece of paper in his hands in a particular way, and when he has practised this for many days that nervousness will be removed. He can keep a tumbler or glass of water full to the brim in the palm of his hand, in the same position, so that the water will not over-flow. If he can do this the nervousness will be gone. It can never be removed, however, unless the cause is also removed. (To be continued) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.comPage Navigation
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