Light Of Life

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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THE CRUELTY OF ANGER.
If you give your soul any food which it relishes it will be satisfied; and you will entertain lofty thoughts. That will give you great felicity. There will arise in you a thirst for Moksha. The Kashayas (passions) like anger do not allow the scul to enjoy the taste of such sublime thoughts. Only when its temperature comes to the normat devel, can it taste ard enjoy the sweetness of felicity.
If you merely make an attempt to pacify your anger and if you do not taste the sweetness of sublime thoughts, the sway of anger continues; and until you taste the sweetness of elevated thoughts you cannot attain spiritual elevation.
What is a Kashay?
Kash + Ay : Kash means the samsar; and Ay means tgetting. So, Kashayas bring us samsar When you are under the sway of Kashayas you will not be able to enjoy the sweetness of felicity or serenity. You cannot enjoy any spiritual food. If you consume such food forcibly, you will vomit it, at once. That means you cannot digest it. From time immemorial, the sway of Aham (Ego) has been in existence. The soul carries countless years of the impact of the Ego. On account of its impact, the soul cannot enjoy its food.
"Who am I?" If you realise this, your endeavours will become easy. You will attain an inner vision and you will find the path of spiritual progress.
AHAM AND NAHAM (EGO AND THE ABSENCE OF EGO)
When the sway of Abam (Ego) ends, the sway of Naham, (selflessness) commences and it helps you to realise your self. The inner harmony will sound sweeter to you. Every word uttered by the Paramatma will give your soul felicity
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