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whatever I say because it is logical. Do not believe in whatever I say because it is popular. Do not believe in whatever I say because it nourishes your faith. Do not believe in whatever I say because I am a famous Sadhu. But accept my word only if my preaching appears sound by, your in-born intelligence.
A vowless man with Samyaktva, a man with partial vows, an ascetio with desires for worldly pleasures, a person practising penance out of ignorance, a man baving disgust towards worldly objects on account of misfortunes, a man having disgust for worldly objects on account of infatuation, and a man involuntarily suffering hardships, i. e. hunger, thirst, etc from compulsion without any desire to purge away the evil effects of Karmas-all these persons, destroying their Karmas, are born as celestial beings.
Marici, by reason of his observing even the impure irreligious rites of an ascetic owing to ignorance and infatuation, goes to heaven. Here, the soul of Nayasāra, passing as Marsci Parivrajaka through the third previous Bhava of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira, was born as a god during the fourth previous life.
We shall be able to know from the accounts of future lives, how & mixture of good and evil Karmas matures in a variety of ways, and shows pleasant or harsh consequences by giving a soul noble or low births.
KARMA THEORY. 29. It is advisable at this stage to have some acquaintance with Karmas and their varieties.
In this world, one living being is born as an ant while another living being is born as an elephant. One man is wise while another is & dunce; one is rolling in wealth while another is a pauper; one is qnite healthy and strong, while another is greatly diseased; one is happy another is very miserable; one is liberal another very miserly; one is a master another his servant; one has ample to eat while another has to work hard for a
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