Light Of Life

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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If you should get an answer to your questions you must keep your mind free from such worldly things.
The point I want to make is that you should not approach spiritual questions with your minds full of worldly thoughts ans: worries. Get rid of such thoughts and come to me. You will get proper answers to your questions. Your own soul will give you its testimony. I am only a means to lead you to the answer. You know that the medium of words is imperfect and incomplete. It is only a medium. You yourself have to attain perfection.
IS DHARMA ONE? OR ARE THERE MANY DHARMAS ?
IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOD AND THE PARAMATMA ?
If we look at it from the prevailing point of view, we find that the various Dharmas that are prevalent are of various ways. Some are very easy. Gods belong to one category or yoni; and they after their span of life ends in heaven have to be reborn in some other state. In heaven among gods, there exist attachments and hatred. There exist among them desires and aspirations. They are capable of bestowing blessings and benefactions on others and of cursing others also. They are more powerful than human beings. The gods belong to tne Devyoni as human beings belong to the Manavyoni.
But the Paramatma is perfect, and is not imperfect. The one that is perfect is the Paramatma; and those that have great 'punya' but who are imperfect become heavenly beings, and we do not worship only the Paramatma who can save us.and by his grace we should become Paramatmas; we have to become perfect; we have to attain total deliverance from the aimless wanderings of the Samsar; and we should earn greater and greater spiritual prosperity. We should realize the soul by means of Dharma. By means
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