Book Title: Manava Dharma
Author(s): Bhurmal Shastri, Nihalchandra Jain
Publisher: Aacharya 	Gyansagar Vagartha Vimarsha Kendra

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________________ 80 / MANAV DHARMA Explanation : He, who is disgusted with the world, the body and sensual lust, whose faith is unmarred by shortcomings, who has taken refuge at the feet of the five kinds of Gurus (Preceptors), who is desirous of following the truth path - such a one is called a DARSANIK Sravaka (House holder) Description : He, whose mind is always aimed at the observance of Ahimsa, whose heart is pure and whose mental thinking never opposes the Ahimsa Dharma, who, while indulging in all the worldly affairs and the subjects of five senses, remains always unconcerned with them; who never performs such an act of conduct and behaviour, which may bring a complaint from the side of Preceptors who, instead of looking to the behaviour or an act of conduct of his own friends and relatives, always tries to perform every activity after due thinking and Consideration, whose attention is always diverted on the right virtous path, is known as Darshanik. (DARSHANIK) All creatures are the travellers of their own path and they all want to lead a happy and peaceful life. There is none, right from a man to an elephant, from a child to an old, from a fool to a learned man, who wants to take himself all kinds of miseries and troubles. In such state of routine life, for one's own comfort, to put others to trouble, is an unwanted and undesirable principle. The man, who is firmly confident of his own right principle, always keeps in mind not to create troubles for others in every walk of life - eating, drinking, walking, talking and so on- and that too, with some selfishness or self interest. On the other hand he always maintains a good feeling of avoiding their troubles and extending a helping hand for their own benefit and interest in their different walks of life. Suppose a man deals in business. Now he never aims to earn more and more and undue profit for becoming a wealthy man, but his intention will always be to provide facilities for easy availability of all things to those persons, with whom he has business contacts or personal relations. That is why, he provides all the good things to the neighbours while earning less profit and also behaves with them gently and tenderly. All this behaviour and simplicity results in attracting the people towards him, while to others, such people even hesitate to go on calling. This humble behaviour gives solace to the customers on one side, while on other hand the business man himself passes his life in comfort along with looking after his family in a proper comfortable manner. He also protects himself from every kind of destruction and uncertainty. Simple behaviour and honest dealing

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