Book Title: Treasure Of Qualities Introduction to Inspiring Life of Acharya Vijaydharmsuri Maharaj
Author(s): Prashamratnavijay
Publisher: Dharmkrupa Trust
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compassionate heart was broken and tears started pouring from his eyes.
Perhaps we come in greater introduction with such disasters daily happening in some corner of the world, by reading the headlines printed on the front page of the newspapers and still, we iron-hearted humans and especially "The Jains'turn off the page without even feeling hurted for the sufferers and praying for their peace!! And here was Dharmasuri Maharaj, who started showering his inner pain in the form of tears! But he didn't just share the grief by weeping; he instantly raised his voice to assist the people affected by the flood.
He convoked his followers and instructed them to suspend every grand function related to the celebration of platinum birth jubilee. He appealed, "My dear followers, you know that currently, Morbi is drown completely in water and has incurred great destruction of life and wealth. Solemnization of any special event doesn't seem proper in such consequences. How can we celebrate our occasions at the time, when our own countrymen and more than that, our own brothers and sisters are facing severe hardships in the most critical phase of their life? Instead of utilizing the amount on ceremonies, I wish, the maximum of it must be donated for the help of the flood victims!!"
'Being helpful to each and every surviving organism of this world is the birth-right of every Jain'. The very first principle taught to us by our Arihant Bhagwaan is the principle of friendship. Actually, when an individual gets transformed into a 'Sadhu', people believe that he has forsaken every relation of this birth, but in reality, he hasn't cut off his previous relations, he has just widened his range of relationship!! Yes, because till now, only the creatures connected with a blood or emotional or social relationship were termed as his family or friend and he use to take the care of them itself. Whereas now, each and every living being residing in this universe becomes his relative and his responsibility of caring gets extended!! He never breaks any of his previous connections; he just undertakes the renovation to make it large!!
The proportion of mercy and compassion in the heart of Dharmasuri Maharaj was so extreme that at once, it was even difficult for the water bodies of the earth to compete them by their combination!! According to his commands, the Platinum Jubilee was celebrated in a much simplistic manner and the maximum amount was donated for the troubled inhabitants of Morbi disaster...
