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HEALTHY BODY ESSENTIAL TO REACH GOAL OF SALVATION
The human body is sacred as a temple and hence even the sadhus have been asked to bestow adequate care on it. To keep it free from disease and to maintain strength, every individual should take only such type of food which would promote noble traits.
Dt. 19-12-1979 Although the Jain scriptures do not permit a spiritual aspirant to have bodily attachment, he is at the same time instructed to look after it properly and maintain his health, as the body is the only instrument with which one could attain liberation.
Shri Rajyashvijayji explained the significance of undertaking fasts and said they not only purified the body but also gave rest to the digestive system. Several instructions have been given in the Shastras to maintain perfect health.
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First follow what you say, then what you say will be accomplished.
It is essential therefore to realise the functioning of the human system and make it a useful vehicle for one's journey on the path of salvation. But many do not understand the sanctity attached to the body. They think that it is merely physical frame comprising sense-organs intended to satisfy the primitive instincts. Some imagine it to be a machine that works day and night to appease their needs. But hardly do they realise its spiritual purpose.
Muni Shri Rajyashvijayaji in a discourse in Dadawadi Jain temple, referred to the immense capacity of healthy man in cultivating tolerance and forbearance. While a weak person could not hope to possess the power of concentration and might get agitated easily, a strong man would stand through the ordeals and attain his goal.
For an aspirant between like and dislike he should have neutral path supported by right path.
Saints advise to take all the pain on the self and to give pleasure to others.
