Mysteries of Life and Eternal Bliss

Author(s): Anantprasad Jain
Publisher: Tirthakar Mahavir Smruti Kendra Samiti Lakhnou UP

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idols as Gods or some thing super humancapable of giving boons or doing some good to the man, who did not deserve the same by merit or so. Not only this but these prayers, with begging some boons from God or gods, had the greatest demoralising effect on the humanity. Of course man is a very insignificant being in camparison to the vastness of the universe and his capacities are most limited He is subject to desease, pain and suffering etc. When such things happen he feels the need of some one to whom he may confide his sorrows and woes and can get consolation and protection as well as he may get help in the times of need from that one. He gets solace and peace as well as fresh hope and inspiration by so thinking. Yet it isall i maginary and it is only the mental concentration and strong will or desire of the man, which becomes effective and bears fruit. Yet in his helplessness and in his desire of some mighty being who can protect him and always guard him against evils and to give him help and inspiration at the time of need, he hankers and creates some god-even if it be a mere imagination or imaginary, and surely benifits by it. So we find that the worship of gods or superior