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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
pure ; and then you will think of the Vitrag.
The tree droops and bends down when its fruits grow plenty and ripe.
When politeness appears in the speech of a man, he will become humble.
The consequences of arrogance are dreadful.
ARROGANCE IS BUT MADNESS :
Once the soul was sleeping. It was in danger. Then, the eyes, the ears, the nose, the hands, the legs, the tongue and all the other organs held a meeting.
The tongue said, "I am supreme. In my absence, all of you will be helpless, but you don't recognize my importance". The soul, the real master was asleep and every worker in the factory began to claim that he was the managing director.
The hands said, "We are supreme; without us you are all helpless. We do work; and we feed you all.
The legs said, "No. No. We are supreme. We support all of you."
They began to quarrel among themselves; and no one was willing to concede the importance of any other organ.
The soul woke up ; and found that every worker was trying to become the master.
The workers work ; and the master acquires wealth. Wealth is the result of Punya, or good fortune. None has sway over good fortune ; but people have power over their sins. They can fight against them, and destroy them.
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