Manava Dharma

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

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I, too, possess. Then why should I fear from such a small calamity. My soul is also blessed with eternal Supremacy and this calamity can not put any harm to it. After meditating deeply on these thoughts his soul becomes lively fresh and energetic, which results in transforming the anxieties and calamities into a kind of wealth, related to the attributes of the Inner self. But the selfish man of the world thinks dfferently. His belief is that he can please the God- The Almight by his purposeful rites and rituals and by worshipping him. But none succeeds in seeking the blessings of Almighty by mere observance of these rites, rituals and worship
सग्रन्थारम्भ-हिंसानां, संसारावर्त्तवर्तिनाम् ।
पाखण्डिनां पुरुस्कारो ज्ञेयं पाखण्डि मोहनं ॥२४।। Explanation :
Know that to be Guru-Mudhata (14-16M) which consists in the worshipping of false ascetics, revolving in the wheel of 'Sansara" (births and deaths) who have neither renounced worldly goods nor occupations nor "Himsa” (FH) causing injuries to others. Description :
The whole world is classified into two groups. (1) The Ascetie and (2) Non-Ascetic i.e. Real Ascetic and false Ascetic Ascetic is he who remains in his own nature and wears an authorised dressa dress meant specially for a SADHU.
When ever a child or a human being takes birth on this earth from the womb of a mother he has nothing with him except his own karmic body. His soul and inner self () is generally free from all kinds of deceits and aversions and it is a sinless figure. While coming down on the earth, when he visualises the dramas of the world performed on this earth, then slowly and slowly he also adopts some garbs of his own and forms his ideas according to his garb (a) to which he accepts amusingly but in this worldly garb, he feels mentally disturbed and such a man is put in the class of a Non-Ascetic. This type of non-ascetic man remains totally busy in collecting the objects relating to, livelihood, fooding and clothing and for all these, he sometimes, stands in opposition to others and behaves rudely with other people. Then where stands Peace for him ? Taking in consideration all these happenings, those men who adopt their natural shape or position which they had at the time of their birth and make themselves free from all worldly attachments and selfish motives, they become. Ascetics. (7) But there are also a few persons