Manava Dharma

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

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20 / MANAV DHANA form in this perishable body. They are engrossed with various kinds of fears like (1) fear of death (2) fear of suffering from various diseases (3) loss of prestige due to evil and abusive words from others (4) spoiling of the goodness of other world (5) inflicting injury to wife and children and loss of wealth (6) destruction of wealth by water fire and theft. (7) fear of helplessness in this world, full of selfishness and so on. Many other forms of fear come and stand ahead in the ways but, who is a traveller of Right Path thinks that his soul is supreme and immortal, to which no body can reach and harm. I. the soul, is not at all related with these out worldly possessions, then why should I worry for them in vain and what is going to be the result of my being worried ? Can I bring a change in the distinctive and entirely independent existence of their substances. Their existence and movement is solely independent they are completely distinctive from one-the soul. My soul, encaged and enveloped in material body, is ever changing its shape, size and form and bound to diminish one day from MYSELF and considering all these real facts, I remain, without any fear and prejudices, in my own self consciousness. Such a man always lives in its pure conscience neither worrying for loss or profit, Dignity or defamation birth or Death. nor caring for pleasant or unpleasant state, as is said in the following verse -
शोक स्थान सहस्त्राणि भयस्थान शतानिच । दिवसे दिवसे मूढ़ मा विशन्ति न पण्डितम् ॥
The worldly social dealings of such a thoughtful and considerate man is more well planned, regular and dignified, rather than of anilliterate and ignorant man. Suppose, the father of a man has fallen ill. If he is a considerate and thoughtful man, he, instead of being worried and excited, will be prepared to get proper and best of treatment of his father. Now see, how that man, who is always helpful in removing the pains and trobubles of all living beings, can remain inactive and ignorant in the pains of his own father? He will provide best of medical aids to him, and the rest - longivity or death, will depend on the span of life (Ayu Karma), the God bestowed on him. But if he is an unwise and foolish man, he will become highly worried on hearing about his father's illness. Instead of getting best of medical treatment, he will make much hue and cry, causing more worries and troubles to the inner feelings of the ailing father. That's why, it is said that a foolish and ignorant man, with more fear, causes a lot of worries and troubles to others. But an eye. of the considerate and conscious man always remains on the realities and reasonings. Hence, without deluded in false tempatations he makes all proper arrangements at the spot and so there remains no chance for him