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How does a doctor move about in a ward patients? How does he conduct himself there ? When a doctor goes into such a ward he is extremely cautious because he can contact T. B. even by breathing in the contaminated air. He covers his mouth and nostrils with a cloth while treating T. B. patients. Soon after he comes out he washes his hands with disinfectants. He does not go into the ward unnecessarily or repeatedly. He goes there only when his presence there is absolutely necessary. Of course, he has sympathy for the patients but fearing contamination, he keeps away from them. The same is the case with sadhus. The devotees that come to the upashraya are like patients, while the sadhu is a doctor. Passions and sensual cravings are like T. B. A sadhu keeps away from householders but he gives them spiritual guidance through his discourses. If you can become spiritually transformed by the impact of our discourses, it will give us great joy and we congratulate you upon your achievement but if we listen to your discourses, we may become transformed; so we keep off householders.
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
newspapers
Every one desires respect and praise. Newspapers are also harmful to sadhus. If sadhus read newspapers, that would be a waste of their precious time which they should devote to scriptual studies. Moreover, reading distortions and magazines may bring about and aberrations in sadhus and then there arises in their minds a desire for fame. Flattery causes degeneration in them. If one cannot digest flattery one would vomit it. These five are scrious impediments on the path of sadhus.
If your questions are sincere and serious, I can give you satisfactory answers. I cannot waste my time answering irrelevant questions. When I have renounced the samsar why should I think of it, A sadhu must always endeavour to attain self-realization; otherwise, his life will be futile and pointless.
If you silently carry out endeavours Paramatma you will attain your objective.
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