Shrutsagar 2019 08 Volume 06 Issue 03

Author(s): Hiren K Doshi
Publisher: Acharya Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Koba

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श्रुतसागर
अगस्त-२०१९ Awakening
Acharya Padmasagarsuri (from past issue...)
The True Jain
People talk of Dharma or righteousness excellently but they do not act according to Dharma and so, they fall into sorrow and misery
“THT Tea Trata:” Dharmo rakshati rakshitah
If we take care of dharma than dharma takes care of us. To act according to dharma, one will have to realise the self or the nature of his soul. The qualities of the soul are consciousness, joy, knowledge, insight and purity. Sorrow impels us to weep and anger impels us to entertain evil thoughts. On account of sorrow and anger the soul gets involved in Karma and falls into the cycle of birth, growth and death. On the contrary if man concentrates on dharma and purity to realize the nature of his soul, such a concentration will lead him towards deliverance.
From times immemorial, the jiva (man) has been existing within the limits of attachments on account of the effect of Karma. Only dharma or righteousness can release the soul from those limits. As the dust of karma covering the soul falls off, the soul will become gradually brighter and brighter.
In the world, life oscillates between the passions of love and hate, like the pendulum of a clock. Man can attain peace of mind only by surrendering himself to the Lord who is the very embodiment of detachment. Only he can row the boat of our life across the ocean of Samsar. If you have faith in the Lord; if you have devotion for him; and if you are dedicated to his ideals, you