To Light One Candle

Author(s): Pramoda Chitrabhanu
Publisher: East West Unity Press Ananda Ashram New York

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अरिहंतो मह देवो जावज्जीवं सुसाहुणो गुरुणो । जिण पन्नत्तं तत्तं इअ सम्मत्तं मए गहिअं ॥
arihanto maha devo
jāvajjīvam susahuṇo guruņo
jina pannattam tattam
i-a sammattam ma-e gahi-am
Jain Santhārā Porasi
As long as I live,
those who are pure in thought and action will be my divine models,
those who have overcome their inner weaknesses will guide my path,
those who have renounced the selfish life will inspire my life,
and those who enlighten my mind
will be my teachers. As long as I live,
the truths which have been
uttered by the Jina, I will receive,
and in this way, I will be able to attain right knowledge and
my destination of liberation.
Jina - one who has conquered the inner enemies (greed, anger, deceit, and egocentrism), another word for Arihantā.
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