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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
When you are travelling by train to Bombay with a lot of money and when robbers rob you of the money in the night, will the money weep for you? The money is unconcerned. It does not shed tears for you.
in the same manner, the world is also unconcerned. *'This is my house. This is my shop This is my family." All this is mere illusion. You think so because of your ignorance. Actually, these things do not accompany you to the other world.
Only Dharma is your supreme friend if you understand it, your illusions get away. Dharma does not concern itself with the worldly life. Hence, from it, you can attain mental peace and equanimity.
THE CRUELTY OF KARMAS
You must realise that all things occur on account of the effect of kaimas. You have gathered karmas in you ignorance; and now they cause calamities. When the karmas you have gathered produce certain effects, you have to experience them with equanimity.
When you have invited some disasters you have to bear with them with equanimity.
Think deeply about this in solitude. ''Have I got any real benefit from my external actions. ? Have I got any profit from them? Have they strengthened my soul ?" You carry out serious endeavours for your external progress; but you care very little for your internal progress. You do nothing for it.
Money is more valuable than the body. The soul is more valuable than your money. When that is so what have you done for the progress and perfection of your soul? What have you done to achieve spiritual elevation ?
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