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They hardly, if ever, attain deliverance, like a bird encaged Suffering on in its perennial cage
SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
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Dharma and Wam-marg :
Wam-marg has a hoary tradition in religious history Its votaries did not accept the existence of soul They did not much care for dharma either However, dharma had been widely recognised and the masses paid deference to it
The Wam-margies* polluted the holy dharma with their sensual ways The masses were drawn towards these unholy practices Man is instinctively driven towards such licentiousness If indulgence is presented in the garb of religion this temptation becomes still more irresistible
Instinct rarely guides one towards austerity The pleasures of the moment always override the concern for the future
The monks roaming about in their spiritual pursuits in the remote forests of Kamroop prayed to the Lord, 'Sire, our message of austerity goes unheeded in the permissive vogue of Wam-marga We seek guidance from the Lord
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Said the Lord, 'By depedestalling the sensual practices garbed in religious significance can we remedy the evil, I beseech you to lend support to the voice of virtue
As the draught of hemlock, Clumsily handled weapon, Unincanted imp,
Cause the ruin extreme, So does spiritual course, Wedded to sensual creed '*
The Orientation of the Spiritual Regimen
Happiness works a hypnotic charm on each of us None volunteers for unhappiness However, the pursuit of happi
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1. Ibid 1/1/49
Literally leftists in religion, worshipping Shakti cult and allowing orgies as a ritual
2 'Uttarajjhayani' 20/44
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