Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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maintained love for all the creatures of the world, ought to have no malice for the ministers, and no attachment for his son. He severely condemned his mental act. He despised it and withdrew himself from such a feal of anger and malice. Oh king, when he thought this way, you asked me the next question and I replied that he would be born in the Sarvartha-siddha (heaven) as an angel. Thereafter, he continued the purification of his mental reflections
and gradually he reached the stage of Kshapak Shreni' where he annihilated all of his destructive (Ghati) karmas, and attained omniscience." King Shrenik's doubts were resolved and he learned how mental reflection could fluctuate. He also learned that not only can physical acts or verbal abuses have such devastating effects, but mental acts also can have devastating effects. We, too: must learn from this story.
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The rare individual who is wholly fearless is one who is also endowed with the divine virtues of fortitude, love, purity of mind, compassion, forgiveness & faith. The spiritual radiance of such a one eliminates those innumerable fears which shadows the lives of most of us... How can I preserve my image? How can I preserve my fame? How can I be known as righteous?
The craving for recognition intensifies adding to the inner turbulence of multiple fears seething within - ' I wish to be adorned with ornaments of fear, applause & praise.' The glitter of my riches, the glory of my talents and beauty of my form should be reflected from my being. Whilst such desires impel us to strive towards their fullfillment, they also fill us with the dread of loss & anxiety for their reservation. On the spiritual path, as a seeker one should remember that fear and spiritul practice can not go together.
State of Mind & Karmic Stains Leshyas