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ted. Distortions have appeared in our intellect ; and the cause for all this is the food we consume.
If food is pure; then its impact on us will be sublime. Pure knowledge is like pure water. It can quench our thirst which has been with us from time immemorial.
Jnanamritam Bhojanam. Knowledge is a sublime fruit like amrit. Knowledge enables us to experience pure delight. "Oh Paramatma ! Whatever I have attained by your grace, I surrender at your feet with faith and devotion".
THE WHOLESOMENESS OF FAITH :
Logic is not necessary to understand the soul, the supreme soul and such mysteries. Logic is like a large forest. It has no end or boundary. As you walk deeper and deeper into it, you will stumble; and lose your way. You will be lost in utter confusion; and you will fall into despair.
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Faith is necessary for it. By means of the endeavours carried out with faith; you will attain perfection; and it requires a total sacrifice from you. Even then, your search may not end.
Suppose you want to go to Bombay, you cannot go there without a knowledge of the way. Similarly, you cannot reach Moksha without a knowledge of the way to Moksha. While remaining in samsar you want to reach Moksha. How can you succeed? If you do not possess the fitness, you cannot reach that goal.
Even if you can obtain a tiny drop of that limitless ocean of Dharma, your austerities will be meaningful; it will be a blessing to you.
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Acharya Haribhadra Soori says: "In this work, I have not spoken out my opinions. This is not my ideology; but it is only a drop from the boundless ocean of Dharma or scriptural knowledge. It is a Dharma Bindu.
THE DUTY TO BE CARRIED OUT:
If you hear the Dharma Bindu your endeavours will
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