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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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The beauty of our present life.
lies in the purity of our He who carries out sublime austerities in the present, shapes a sublime future for himself.
But our present life is replete with ignoble thoughts; ignoble actions and insidious cravings.
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A beggar keeps floating on the waves of fancy. merely builds castles in the air and so his future is vague.
If you approach God as a beggar, you wiil get nothing.
If a wealthy merchant is taking rest and at that time if a beggar comes to his doors and begs for money, what does the merchant do? He will give the beggar five paise and send him away. This is not the proper way. Your devotion must be devoid of desire. You should not expect any reward for your devotion Your aim must be to attain self-realisation and spiritual prosperity, and worldly prosperity should be an incidental aim. It should come as a by-product. You go to the temple of the Paramatma ; and you enact a drama there playing a double role. Outwardly, you pray, "Oh Lord Shantinath ! Save my soul"; but inwardly you pray "Oh Lord, may the prices of my goods increase !"
Do you think that the Paramatma is ignorant ? He is an omniscient one. He knows the past, the present and the future. Nothing can be concealed from him.
Can you be cured of your disease if you conceal it from your doctor? In the same manner, if you do not reveal and repent your sins you cannot get rid of them.
A beggar lay asleep on a foot-path. He saw a bridal horse trotting by, carrying the bride-groom. Seeing that beautiful horse, he began building castles in the air. He began floating on the waves of fancy. "If I get the first prize in the state lottery, I will get ten lakhs. I will
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