Manava Dharma

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

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MANAV DHARMA / 17 Description :
A man has five senses - touching, tasting, smelling, visualising (seeing) and hearing, through which he perceives this universe. All these five senses have their own particular and favourite subjects of enjoyment and the man is always striving hard for the appeasement of these five senses. He becomes the slave of these senses and spends his whole life in accummulating such objects which may prove a basis of sensual satisfaction. The whole life of a human being is wasted in this sad struggle of sensual satisfaction. Such is the poor condition of this worldly living being. What so ever may be the teaching and preaching to this living being, but he becomes totally helpless in bringing out any change in his routine habits. Only a few are such rare greatmen, who instead of becoming the slaves of these five senses have put a powerful check and control over these senses. After controlling these senses, neither they care for any one nor they need any worldly possessions. More over, they even renounce all their preaccummulated external objects and become completely innocent like an immediatly or newly bom baby. The only difference exists between the two is that one is innocent while the other is conscious of his eternal knowledge. The child is totally unaware about #self but the latter (renouncer) is always busy in self-meditation and contemplation. A baby, if given a slight slap, starts weeping but the renouncer does not fear or thrill even amidst the gravest calamities. On the other hand, he regards that as his eternal wealth-a source of joy and pleasure. In the contemplation of a renouncee, (rrit) the friend or the enemy, the palace or a burial place, the grass, or the gold, all become equally alike. All the worldly possessions and pursuits become useless and unpleasant in his experience.
Those who have renounced the worldly pursuits, always keep them busy in their self-contemplation and wish that the smallest creature of the world should not be put to any pain or trouble by them; all living beings, right from an ant to a big elephant, all small or big creatures should remain in peace and tranquility. They pray for the well being of all. There remains no place in their inner heart for sexual pleasure, anger, pride, greed and worldly passions. That is why it has been rightly said -
जब लग जोगी जगतगुरू जब लग रहे उदास । जब आशा पाशी बंधा हुआ जगत का दास ॥
(“Till an Ascetic is free from worldly passions he is a Renouncer (Tyagi- prit) and he turns into a slave as soon as he aspires for worldly altachments")