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small poems (no. 5) quoted in letter no. 107, he has clearly said that suffering is there, where there is attachment and repulsion, but if there is Udāsīnatā:( disinterestedness ), there is no question of getting rid of suffering because it is not there. In letter no. 108, he has said that happiness lies within, and one cannot find it by searching outside, and further he says that that happiness ( which is within you ) lies in being equitable. To achieve that quality, one has to neglect or be dispassionate towards things outside and not be fascinated by them. In his letter no. 440, he has advised an aspirant to reduce the worldly activities involving violence, acquisition and possession of wealth and association with undesirable teachers. It will, therefore be seen that Udāsīnatı or madhyasthatā is" a very important concept. Śrīmad has preached and prescribed this sādhanā to aspirants to enable them to succeed on the path of realization. 10) Peculiarity of Jain Darśana : Though Srimad was not born in a Jain family, he came to regard Jain darśana as the best, after he studied various Indian systems of darśanas. He has given his reason for coming to this conclusion a number of times in his writings. Some of the important reasons may be stated here, which go to show that his reasoning is not the outcome of any
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