Treasure Of Qualities Introduction to Inspiring Life of Acharya Vijaydharmsuri Maharaj

Author(s): Prashamratnavijay
Publisher: Dharmkrupa Trust

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A Splendid Devotion... The true Prosecutor of Gurudev's Commands!
Panyas Mohanvijayji Maharaj was in Talaja town during the Chaturmas of VS 1982. It was the 6th monsoon by now for our Muni Dharmavijayji after he took the courageous step of renouncing the world between a strong family opposition at the younger age of 16! He had acquired an enormous stock of knowledge in all the topics during this year, delicately studying in a single position for hours and hours without even taking a rest for 10-15 minutes in between! Looking upon the long list of chapters he had learnt in 6 years, one might surely doubt, whether he might have afforded his time for gochri and sleep or might have just kept on memorizing the verses and its meaning throughout day and night!
In this Chaturmas he had undertaken the penance of "Mahaanishit Sutra Yog'. A 'Yog'is one kind of a training session for Sadhus, who wish to put their feet in the world of memorizing the scriptures. You might have noticed the training sessions of military forces, performing various kinds
of disciplined physical exertions before joining the National army department to fight a battle. In the same way, there are numerous rituals and technique in this 'Yog' that improve the concentration level of a Sadhu Bhagwant, so that he can study that particular scripture more easily in a shorter period of time! The second important reason for adjoining this process of 'Yog'before studying every scripture is to verify the propriety of a Sadhu Bhagwant and letting him know the value for knowledge. Our scriptures believe that offering the powers to the non-worthy creatures always result harmful for the society, just as feeding milk to the snake result in the generation of poison! Also at the same time, bestowing the same powers to the creatures in their pre-matured stage, also become a wastage of effort and hence, the creatures, before bestowing the power , must be trained till the limit, they become worthy for that! The 'Yog'does the job of sticking the label of qualification on the Sadhu Bhagwant that he's eligible for the memorization of that particular scripture. And
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