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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
If you reach the stage of Naham and proceed further, you will get the question : "Who am I? Who are you? "I am myself". This reply suggests that you are egoistic
To-day, we do not have a knowledge of language or of Dharma. Adinath Bhagwan invented the Brahmi script. He also invented the decimal system and the art of sculpture.
Why is Kumbha (a holy pot) auspicious ?
First, Rishabhdev himself made the Kumbha. Hence, it is considered auspicious.
The sound "Hum" in Gujarati signifies 24 avatars ; 24 Tirtankaras and 24 Buddhas. The sound implies that you are one of them. The nasal sound in Hum is suggestive of Moksha.
By means of self-realization you can attain the status of a Siddha ; but if you keep away from self-realization you will have to go to hell.
Where silence appears sense also arises. Sense is sweet. The words that are uttered with sense are pleasant, If you are sensible in your speech you will benefit from it. You will attain success. You will not experience any loss.
A sensible man speaks after careful thinking. The substance is one; but there are many ways of seeing it or knowing it. This requires intelligence, expertness and intellectual incisiveness.
You should think carefully and see whether what you say is beneficial to your soul or not. If you acquire this sense, your karmas will get destroyed,
When a jiva attains self-realization, he will not enter the cycle of samsar again.
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