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On the Way to Goal
Just think why Lord Mahaveer might have preached about the religion 2,600 years ago. His only intention was to seek the well being of all souls. What has been left to us has been from that pure motive. The Lord and his great followers had been our true wellwishers, who tried to bring us out of the mire of worldly life.
If a child sees a snake and tries to grab it with the intention to play with it, the mother instantly holds her child. Out of rage for preventing if the child bites her, she bears it, because she knows that the child cannot be allowed to play with the snake. Similarly when we try to play with the objects of senses, Guru tries to prevent us. We may not like it, but what the Guru does is in our interest and we need to listen to his advice.
There are various categories of listeners. One is called Käntäsam meaning like women. They need to be instructed lightly in the form of stories and tales. Second is Mitrasam meaning like friends. They can be instructed logically. Third is Prabhusam meaning dedicated to the Lord. Such listeners have crossed over the stages of first two categories; they have no doubts about the commands of the Lord and observe the same without hesitation. What the Lord had said needs to be put in practice; it is not possible to make out the taste of sugar by reading several books, but it can be instantly experienced by putting
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