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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
of Dharma and in the name of Dharma, you have also been fighting battles. In some situations, this kind of fight for Dharma brought disgrace to history and stained life. In the course of the centuries, many wars were fought in the name of Dharma. Ignobility has been perpetrated under the name of Dharma and this has stained life. Does Karma teach us to fight for it? Dharma preaches unity. When that is so how can it inspire disunity and hostilities among people ? Hostilities and animosities are not sanctioned by Dharma. He who commits an offence or a sin to attain the Paramatma distorts Dharma.
Man has attained this state of existence by good fortune and by the grace of the Paramatma but he misuses his body fighting wars and seeking physical pleasures under the belief that the whole world belongs to him.
SELF-SCRUTINY :
The knowledge that people get by posing questions for their own satisfaction is natural and satisfying. Dharma means using our knowledge to reach our souls and to realize them. Dharma means living in accordance with the principles of Dharma.
We cannot attain spiritual prosperity from outside. From outside we can get only inspiration to carry out spiritual endeavours.
We understand the nature of spiritual endeavours by carrying them out with devotion. If you want to reach your goal, you yourself should traverse the path leading to it. If others reach the goal, it does not mean that you have reached the goal.
If we want to eat food, we should eat it ourselves. If others eat food our hunger cannot be satisfied. If you yourself carry out spiritual endeavours, you will attain satisfaction.
If you yourself carry out your pilgrimage you will reach your destination.
Dharma will be meaningful and fruitful if your spiritual endeavours are carried out with a genuine devotion and
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