Light Of Life

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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WHAT ARE ITS FRUITS ?
Chintan (contemplation) is a divine fire. It is a divine 'flame. It is such a terrible fire that it can burn away sinful Karmas (Papa). Fire has such a power that if it Teaches 1500° centigrade it can melt away even iron. At that level it can melt iron and copper, If it reaches a high degree of heat, it can melt all substances.
In order to burn away our Karmas, we need the divine fire called contemplation or Chintan. It can destroy and burn away all our sinful Karmas. It burns all our karmas to ashes. It burns away Karmas once for all. Such a state of spiritual purity is brought about by contemplation. It is a fire. As is our thought; so is our contemplation. Chinta worry) burns us; but Chintar (contemplation) burns away all our Karmas. Chinta causes Samsar; and Chintan brings Moksha. Discard your worry (Chinta) and enter the state of contemplation (Chintan). As soon as you enter the state of contemplations, you will realize what the perfect and pure state of the soul is:
Why should we destroy our anger, deception, jealousy, infatuation etc ? Why should we practise Brahmacharya or celibacy?
Anger, deception, jealousy and infatuation are evil qualities. We should practise Brahmacharya to destroy themh What can an individual do? Where there is no strengt. in him, how can he struggle against evil propensities and conquer them? We require strength to fight. From where can we derive strength ? How can our contemplations become strong ? We can attain the necessary strength from Brahmacherya,
Brahmacharya is the foundation for our spiritual growth; and for the growth of every virtue in us. It is the life of every spiritual austerity. Everywhere in life Brahmacharya
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