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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
"Dharma means carrying out endeavours to attain selfrealization''. Four kinds of endeavours are mentioned in Shastras. They are : Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. By means of the Dharmapurushart, you will attain the pure tatva or knowledge. If you should attain victory over attachments and hatred you need the aid of discourses. If you maintain mental firmness or equanimity, you will attain Vitragata. You cannot attain Moksha without sublime thoughts and such thoughts are inspired in you by discourses.
The bullets of 303 rifle are very small but yet they can hit the desired target and they possess a tremendous speed, How can such small bullets travel at such a terrible speed? Their explosion is terrible. What is the cause for this ?
THE EXPLOSION OF THOUGHT :
!f there is an explosion of thoughts and if they get the pressure of contemplations, like bullets getting pressure, their target, moksha can be attained in a moment. Using speech for that purpose helps the progress of the soul. That was the reason why the Paramatma delivered discourses. His discourses had no other purpose than this ; Their only purpose was that all jivas should attain spiritual progress.
He who thirsts for the Paramatma, automatically discards his Aham (egoism); Therefore, there is this speciality in Jain darshan. According to the Jain darshan we should not expect only rewards for our endeavours.
ADORATION :
If you want to carry out the adoration of dharma, your first and foremost duty is to recite the Namaskarmantra. In that mantra, all atmas are adored and saluted. That mantra is not a glorification of Tirthankars ; on the contrary,
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