Book Title: Jainism Eternal and Universal Path for Enlightenment
Author(s): Narendra Bhandari
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad
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Jainism : The Eternal and Universal path for Enlightenment
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Jainism, as discussed in this book, propounds that one is alone in this universe and there is no one who can help in his goal including the “God” or the Enlightened ones and one has to charter his own path. Then is there any point in praying to the Enlightened Kevalis? The answer clearly is "Yes", because they can surely help in one way, that is, by showing us the path. We therefore end this book by bowing to Arihants, because they have shown the path to Moka and removing all our doubts, to Siddhas, because they have shown the path of right perception (darfan) by their own example, the charyas, for they have shown the path of right charitra by practicing it, the Upadhyayas for imparting us the right knowledge, to all sadhus in the universe who set example and guide us along the right path. Thus by emulating them, I can also acquire samyag darlan, samyag charitra and samyag jnin. Without them, how could I have known the right path of Moka?
Namokar mantra
I bow to the Enlightened souls (Arihants and Siddhas) Who realized true knowledge of kevaljnan and showed the path to attain it, I bow to the Jain sadhus and sadhvis (Acharyas and Upadhyayas), Who carried the flame of Jainism from the Enlightened ones to me, without which I would have lived and died in ignorance" I bow to the thinkers, philosophers and scientists, Who by formulation and experimentation revealed the secrets of nature I bow to one and all in this universe who sustain me so that I understand and pursue the true path of Enlightenment.
