Light Of Life

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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of Dharma we have to reach our aim. We should attain perfection by means of Dharma. We should liberate our souls from all the agitations of the Samsar. Mahaveer expounded this conception of Dharma. Here one point has to be understood. The Devyoni, the heavenly state of existence is a different one; but those who have attained to the state of Mahaveers and great men like Shri Ram; who have attained Moksha need not return to Samsar. Those lights that have become extinguished; whose oil has been exhausted, need not burn here again. They have to attain brightness only from thought. They have gone away; have attained perfection; and when once any soul attains that level, it becomes a Paramatma.
In this world, the same substance may be called by different names. You may deem it different under different names. The substance is one; but its names are many. There are various Dharmas. We have such Dharmas as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Vedic Dharma; Dwaita, Advaita, Mimamsa; Yogadarshan. Vaisheshik and various others;. and there are many ideologies. Mahaveer also has shown a way. He preached. "You can attain Moksha by discarding all your distortions and by making a total sacrifice." The purpose of your existence is not to keep wandering in Samsar; but to reach your destination. Samsar is not to be retained. There is a great difference between retaining it and wandering through it. The Paramatma says that the jivas are pilgrims in samsar. You must carry out your pilgrimage and reach your destination. Only then can it be a pilgrimage. We have entered this state not to keep wandering but to realize our aim. We should reach our destination.
There are various Dharmas. There are various kinds of ideologies in this world. You may bring milk from some dairy. If the cow which gives the milk is black, how would the milk be? What would be its colour ? Whether the cow is white or red or yellow or brindled, the milk it gives is white. You may attach any label to Dharma, it is essentially
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