Namokar Mahamantra Ek Anushilan

Author(s): Hukamchand Bharilla
Publisher: Todarmal Granthamala Jaipur

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this universe; because, in the universe there is no dearth of crows that
curse.
Similar thing is in respect of blessing. Every mother blesses her every child profusely from her most pious heart, but whereas one son of the same mother attains number one position in the University and the other fails. One becomes the District Collector and the other has to become a peon. If mother's blessings could do a thing, then both children should have got the same result, but this is not seen happening. The true fact is that if blessing could result in something, the possibility of anything undesirable happening would have been completely eliminated because every mother blesses her every child profusely.
The conclusion drawn from this is that the happiness-misery and birth-death of every individual occur in accordance with his own karmas.
The narration of Acharya Kundkund that justifies the proverbe a, Jaisa karoge, vaisa bhroge (so you sow, so you reap) imparts pious inspiration to people to improve their behaviour. Faith provides direction to conduct. Till such time as our faith is not right, it is not possible to have right conduct.
So long students believe as to what happens by studying, the highest position in the University can be obtained only on account of favours of the Professors; how the minds of students would concentrate on studies? They would take rounds of the houses of Professors with a view to pleasing them.
So long the clerk believes as to what happens by working and that promotion would be achieved only by pleasing officers; till then how would his mind would be interested in work, he would be busy serving officers only.
So long businessmen believe that none has ever become crorepati through honesty, it is necessary to manipulate for becoming crorepati, till then why any businessman would get entangled with honesty, he would be busy manipulating.
So long the Chief Minister believes that nothing would happen by serving the masses, the chair is safe only till such time as the Prime
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Minister is happy, till then why any Chief Minister would bother to find solutions to the problems of the public, he would spend most of his time in Delhi with a view to pleasing the Prime Minister.
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In this manner we see that due to wrong faith, wrong belief and perverse belief, what sort of suffering the country is undergoing. If this faith can be reversed, the very map (situation) of the country can be changed within few days.
If the student starts thinking as to what would happen by wandering to the houses of Professors, the highest position in the University would be earned by the student who studies the most. The clerk starts thinking as to what would happen by wandering to officers, promotion would be achieved through good work only. Businessman starts thinking that permanent benefit cannot be earned through dishonesty, because the wooden kettle cannot be placed on the hearth twice; only someone can be defrauded and that too only sometimes, all cannot be defrauded at all times. If permanent benefit is to be earned then it will be necessary to work honestly. If Chief Minister also understands that the flattery of the Prime Minister would not work, the post would be safe only till such time as the public would so desire.
Well, on the rise of this much wisdom and the restoration of faith, students would not rush to the houses of Professors, they would study: clerks would not indulge in the slavery of officers, they would work; businessmen would also not indulge in dishonesty, undertake business with honesty and the Chief Ministers would not spend time in Delhi but would serve the public by remaining in their own State, they would listen to their problems, understand them and find solution in respect thereof. The day this happens, the map (situation) of the country would change on that day.
In the same manner, so long the soul believes that he kills others, makes others happy-miserable, or others kill him, save him, inflict happiness-misery, he will continue to have attachment-aversion-delusion towards others.
Afflicted by pride of the doer, this soul would either frighten others or threaten them, he would like to subjugate them; if this does not happen, he himself would be miserable, sorrowful, distressful and would be