Light Of Life

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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he cover but in the cheque in it. is there a cheque in it or not? The envelop is not important. The granthas tabound in words and phrases but we should not be interested in mere words and phrases. We should not waste our time over them. What does the Grantha say? What ideals are expounded in it? What is its import? We should seek it; and accept it.
If you seek a special knowledge in any field, you have to approach the specialists in the various fields. If you want to get your teeth examined, you must approach a dentist. If you want to get your eyes tested, you have to approach an optician. If you need a special knowledge of any subject, you must approach the specialist in that subject. He can explain the meaning t you with a greter authority than mine. It will be useful if you ask him the question relating his field. If you ask me questions relating to my field, I can give you proper answers.
He who seeks te word merely forgets the soul of the word. His understanding gets limited to the sound or the word. The word is the body of the Paramatma : its inner meaning is its soul. We should see the soul; otherwise, that object will be meaningless.
Once a priest who was walking on a road happened to fall into a well. Just at that time, a Sadhu happened to pass by. Tie priest was screaming "I am dying. Please save me". The poor Sadhu was kind-hearted and benevolent. When he looked into the well, he found the Priest hanging dangerously clinging to a stone. He was in danger of being drowned. He appealed to the Sadhu, "Oh you great man. Kindly save me". The Sadhu clung to the letter ignoring the spirit. He held on to the word but did not realize the mystery implied in it. The packing was cared for ; but the goods were lost
The Sadhu began saying: "Dear man ! My supreme
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