Mysteries of Life and Eternal Bliss

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

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Source of all Consciousness and Bliss, then one achieves in a double capacity.
Firstly; he does not feel the pangs of the worldly sufferings, or, if atall, very partially.
Secondly; he improves his mental and physical fitness and ability for better scope of life and living.
By Renunciation one becomes satisfied and happy with lesser amenities, and so becomes much happier than another who does not practice renunciation. Hankering after worldly possessions is the root cause of all anxiety, suffering, worry and pain etc. It is essential that renunciation must be with knowledge and voluntary, so that hankering after any thing is totally absent, or annihilated. Absence of hankering or greed for any thing is the root of renunciation.
Man in this world wants to acquire and accumulate many things in competition with his neighbours and others,
In his limited capacity he tries to accumulate each and every thing so that he may never feel any wants.