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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
mine; the city of mine; my body is
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We
Mithila is not mine; my palace is not not mine; even my name is not mine''.
All these are merely borrowed objects.
Borrowed objects have to be returned when the time
arrives, We attain them by virtue fortune. Nature lends them to us. belong to us.
of Our punya or good They do not really
THE INNER SPLENDOUR:
should leave the external world, and enter the inner world; We should discard our selfishness and all our attachments. The external objects do not really belong to us; what lies within us belongs to us. We cannot get fruitfulness or satisfaction in our endeavour to get outward objects. Only because of our ignorance do we desire to possess external objects, If you endeavour to get external objects that endeavour will not bring you felicity. If you become perfect outwardly you will remain imperfect inwardly.
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Therefore, Lord Mahaveer said, "Try to attain internal perfection".
If you are imperfect outwardly, you can become perfect inwardly; and you will find a way to reach the
Paramatma.
Aham brings about animosities; and attachment brings about Mamatva (the feeling of mine).
THE BONDAGE OF THE BODY :
Those two are the enemies of the soul. On account of our ordinary sins we are bound in the body; we have fallen into the bondage of samsar. We have fallen into this bondage by our own ignorance.
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