Mokshamala

Author(s): Manu Doshi
Publisher: Manu Doshi

Page 71

Lesson 94: Jain Fundamentals, Part 13
What I have stated above is not meant only for those born in Jain families, it is for everyone. Also believe without doubt that what I am stating is impartial and is spiritually oriented. I have no reason to say anything with partiality or with parochial interest. Why do I invite a lower state of existence by teaching you about irreligious matter? I am repeatedly telling you about the words of omniscient Lords because of their perfect fundamentals. Omniscient Lords had no reason to convey what is not true or to say anything with partiality. Similarly they were not ignorant by virtue of which they could have happened to speak untruth. You may ask, 'How can we be sure that they were not ignorant? In reply I would ask you to ponder over their doctrines. Whoever does that would have no doubt about it.
The advocates of Jainism have not given me anything precious nor do they belong to my family or bear other relationship so that I may be tempted to talk in their favor! I also do not have any animosity for others so that I may try to refute their contention. I am unprejudiced and neutral towards either of them. Having repeatedly pondered over to the extent of my intelligence, I want to say, Friends, there is no pure and perfect philosophy like Jainism and there is no god like the detached Lord. If you want to cross over and want to get rid of infinite misery, please resort to the desire-yielding tree in the form of omniscient Lords science.'
Lesson 95: Jain Fundamentals, Part 14
Jainism is so full of subtle concepts that one needs to spend enough time to get into it. To form and express an opinion superficially or on hearing from someone does not show discernment. When a pond is full, its water level looks uniform. However, as we go into it, we come across the increasing depth, though the outer surface remains the same. Similarly all religious creeds of the world are like pond; it is not right to treat them equal on the basis of identical surface. Those, who do so, have not understood the basic essence.
It is hard to fully comprehend one single doctrine of Jainism even after spending the entire lifetime. All the concepts of other creeds are not proportionate to even a drop as compared to the ocean of omniscient Lords' words. One, who truly understands Jainism gets detached and becomes an omniscient. How pious were its founders! How perfect and compassionate are its tenets! There is no fault therein; even its perception is faultless. There is no spiritual aspect, nor a fundamental that cannot be found in Jainism, It deals with every subject thoroughly by taking into consideration the infinite viewpoints. The purposeful approach that it has is not seen anywhere else. As there are not two souls in a body, there is nowhere a philosophy comparable to Jainism. The reason for saying that lies in its perfection, absence of attachment, truth and universal beneficence
Lesson 96: Jain Fundamentals, Part 15
In all fairness I would admit that for establishing the truthfulness of an ideology it is necessary to point out the drawbacks of others with impartiality. This is not the place to show it at length, but I have been showing it bit by bit. What I particularly want to say is that those, who cannot appreciate my point of view or think it impossible, should impartially examine Jain philosophical texts and those of others, and come to a rational conclusion. In that case it would be seen that what has been said earlier with drum-beat happens to be true.
But the world functions imitatively. As indicated in the lessons on 'Different religious beliefs' there has been a maze of innumerable religions. It is rare to come across a person with purity; very few look for truth