________________
Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
www.kobatirth.org
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Beyond Doubt
Acharya Padmasagarsuri The soul is born out of elements like earth etc. And when the elements get weakened and destroyed, then the souls utility also gets nullified. Therefore the above cited mention of non existence is about this state of the soul when it loses its existing form and shape”.
Thus Lord Mahavira cleared Indrabhuti's doubt with ease and interest. He was extremely satisfied by the reply and he at once, along with his 500 disciples got initiated into the Sharmana faith and tradition.
In the beginning Indrabhuti was confused by certain words of the Vedas. Most of the people who are unable to grasp the right meaning, get into labyninth.
Once Seth Mafatlal went for a fair and in the night while returning home by walk, he slipped into a well which did not have the walls around it. He began to shout for help. At that time a monk who was passing that way, heard his cry. On hearing the woe of the Seth he began to advice the person in distress, “Friend, whatever punishment God has given you, bear it with patience, for you shall be cleansed of all your sins and thereby you shall be liberated from the cycle of birth and death. Do not make any effort to come out of the well”. Thus the monk advised him and went his way. After sometime a politician came that way and he too began to give a lecture to the poor man. He said "You have fallen in this well because there is no wall around. It is not only your problem but it is a national problem. In India there are thousands of villages and there are many wells which have no walls. I shall introduce a bill in the forthcoming session of the parliament, demanding all the wells in India to have walls built on all the four sides and from then after we shall not have such
For Private and Personal Use Only
