Manava Dharma

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

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MANAV DHARMA / 27
Description :
We generally see that a man is easily tempted towards misdeeds. and what ever good and proper instructions are given to him, it all proves futile and the man fails to understand even the good teachings. The father of a child generally advises, him to go and read in school but the child does not pay any attention towards studies but is attracted more towards the fun and frolic and he even wants to play after hiding himself from the eyes of the parents. This is the condition of every human being. It is said ·
जनोऽयं सहजैनेव दुर्गिमव गाहते । न प्रयत्न शतेनापि सन्मार्ग मधि गच्छतिः ॥
First of all, a man does not like to hear a piece of good advice. Even if he becomes ready to listen to it, then adopting and putting it into action is as difficult as the straight movement of a snake. Suppose some one has agreed to follow the right path then it becomes highly difficult to follow it up unto the last.
If any one dares boldly to follow up his on vow or promise, then the worldly masses make a lot of criticism and put a competition against his determination. He is compelled to become helpless; so that he may go astray of his duty and a chance may develop for his mockery and criticism. Just as the branches and leaves of a tree are bound to make movements with the flow of the wind, similarly,
is no wonder if a cultured man is bewildered in the company of evil and sinful persons. But evil minded people, with his inference, always blame the virtuous path. as the parents are blamed and insulted for the lot of complaints and misdeeds done by their son
A leamed man himself does not know to speak ill of others and he considers all others good rather then himself. He always tries to visuallize his own faults and vices rather then visualizing the faults and vices of others. No doubt he is always prepared and eager to accept the merits of those who possess them. On the other hand, he does not want to hear the demerits of others from his own ears. He is of the opinion that who, criticises or hears the vices of others, is himself the adopter and follower of demerits. Hence if at all any reference is brought before him regarding the vices of others, he carefully ignores it. For example, suppose a house hold woman sat to grind the com, and at that very moment a cow came and put her mouth in the corn and scattered or ate a part of that. Seeing this the woman remarked that now she had to do so much less of grinding work and she would soon get leave of that grinding. While returning the cow again made a pit on the ground with her