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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Atma can become a Paramatma. If you follow his example you too can attain that level.
How can you reach that level ? You must lead your life in such a way that the samsar itself becomes a blessing and a treasure-house of renunciation. Mahaveer has shown the way to achieve this objective.
THE NECESSITY OF PURITY IN FOOD :
As is the food; so is the mood. As is the mood; so is your contemplation. If you attain purity in your thoughts and actions, you will attain in consequence, the Paramatma and the samsar will end. You should live according to dharma and every action of yours should be based on the Vitragtatva.
"Idealism in thought but pragamatism in action". It is this contradiction that brings about samsar. If our actions are in consonance with our ideals, then it will be easy to attain moksha.
Oh my soul ! How can I make my actions conducive to your welfare ?
King Janaka was a Videhi (a bodiless one); Why? Mithila was a vast and splendid empire and Janaka was its emperor, yet Bhagwan Vyasa has called Janaka a Videhi (a bodiless one). What was the reason for this? The reason was that while remaining in the midst of imperial splendour, he remained totally detached from it. Once, when he was informed that the city of Mithila was burning and his palace was on fire, he experienced no agitation. He calmly said, "Nothing of mine is burning ; nothing which is really mine can burn, my soul is mine and it cannot be burnt".
ALL EXTERNAL OBJECTS ARE BORROWED ;
"Those external objects that can be burnt are not
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