Light Of Life

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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is necessary; but it may be a total renunciation of sexual desires; or it may be a partial renunciation as in the case of noble people and those who practise monogamy. in one of these forms, it is essential; there is no greatness in anything without it. No one can achieve any spiritual elevation without it. It is absolutely essential in life. It is essential as a primary step in our spiritual endeavours. How can you quarrel with anger? How can noble thoughts arise in you? Noble thoughts arise in us only if our conduct is noble and the thoughts that arise from noble conduct are strong. They will be strong like the offspring of lions. They should be so strong as to destroy Karmas for ever. Those elevated thoughts will take you upto the level of Vitrag. They will lead you to the sublime level of total renunciation.
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Every Dharma prescribes some principles of self-restraint and rules of conduct. Without such values, no progress can be attained. In their absence. we will not have the strength to carry out our spiritual endeavours. Would you carry out a struggle ? You will simply be defeated; even there intelligence is essential; and intellectual incisiveness, is essential. You should think; "Thus | should struggle. I should use my intelligence in my struggle". Wherever man uses his intelligence, he will atain success. Such a man aims at two things with a single arrow. He aims at discarding Samsar and attaining Dharma. Two birds at one shot :
Have you understood the point? We too have to end the Samsar and Karmas that cause Samsar by means of Brahmacharya. We have to hit at both the places : and we require vitality. We get that vitality by means of noble conduct and Brahmacharya. We derive that energy from Brahmacharya. How can the light burn if there is no oil in the lamp ? How can there be strength in the absence of Brahmacharya ? It is always important. Spiritual austerities should be carried out only while practising
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