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DARSHAN
why should we have a darshan of the lord?
W e are Jains. Our duty in life should be VV to become true and faithful followers of Paramatma, Jineshwar Bhagawan because our ultimate objectives is to enable our Atma (souls) to attain the state of Vitarag (One who has conquered attachments and hatred) Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to have a thorough knowledge of the Jineshwar Paramatma. Moreover how can we live without having a darshan of the Lord if we have in our hearts, love, affection, and devotion for the Parmatma. Of course, at present it is not possible to meet the Lord actually. Therefore, we should have a darshan of the idol of the Paramatma; salute it and
glorify it because it gives us the message that we too should be Vitaragi.
Ofcourse, every day we go to temple to have a darshan of the Paramatma. But often on account of our ignorance of the proper and prescribed way of worshipping the Lord, our darshan of the Lord does not create in us a fascination of him.
JIN DARSHAN
