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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
there will appear perfection and thus the endeavour to attain the Paramatma will be fruitful. This spiritual attain. ment brings an extraordinary satisfaction. Thish itself is perfection. CREATION :
It the soul is satisfied with this world and with the passions and pleasures of the samsar, it cannot begin any spiritual activity. If we treat the world as totally unimpor. tant, the soul is created. That means, spiritual realisation takes place.
The man who is satisfied with the external world cannot attain any internal satisfaction. When all worldly thoughts cease; when all words grow silent, true dharma arises in the soul. That means, dharma arises in the soul when all the sensual desires disappear and when all words and worldly thoughts disappear.
WHAT REMAINS IS THE DHARMA :
Then the soul visualizes and realises its virtues ; faith and pure knowledge arise naturally and spontaneously. A man is said to have attained Samyag Jnan when he is free from all distortions and when by means of knowledge, he can realise the virtues of the soul. Samyag Charitra is outward conduct which is in perfect consonance with that spiritual realisation.
SPIRITUAL AWAKENING :
The nature of the soul is to consume spiritual food but the soul does not get its food from outside ; it gets its food from inside, from internal spiritual austerities, It acquires infinite strength and infinite vitality in a simple and natural manner. When our external Dharma is awakened, the spiritual Dharma gets firmly established and in that state, the soul keeps off ignoble thoughts. THE RELATIONSHIP OF DHARMA :
Till now, you have been living ignobly under the name
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