Book Title: Key to Happiness
Author(s): Jayesh Mohanlal Sheth
Publisher: Shailesh Punamchand Shah

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________________ make firm determination to walk on the path on which the Lord walked to become a Lord that is the real darshana. Without aversion to the worldly life and mundane pleasures meaning thereby with interest in worldly life and mundane pleasures it is extremely rare to begin the journey of emancipation (mokshamaarga) that means it is extremely rare to attain Samyagdarshana. Living being has got four sangnya /sanskara (basic instincts / deep impressions, proclivity) they are aahaara (eating), maithuna (sex-copulation), parigraha (possessiveness) and bhaya (fear) associated with the Soul since infinite time not having beginning so the thoughts about them are inherent. Those who want to be free from such thoughts shall evaluate their likings for them. As long as one likes those sangnyas means as long as one finds illusive happiness in them just like a dog (when a bone is given to a dog for chewing which causes scratches in its palate which results in bleeding from the palate. The dog understands that blood is coming out from the bone and so dog enjoys chewing the bone which is only an illusive happiness), it is difficult for one to detach from them. So till the time 52 KEY TO HAPPINESS

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