Treasure Of Qualities Introduction to Inspiring Life of Acharya Vijaydharmsuri Maharaj

Author(s): Prashamratnavijay
Publisher: Dharmkrupa Trust

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Shree Shankeshwar Parshawanath Deraaser Gbodapadev
Temples formed with the inspiration of Dharmasuri Maharaj
energy, searching for the true path and till you get it, roam foolishly, enduring unwanted troubles and hardship. But do you know why do Jains ignore, insult and forsake their religion
and its norms, more easily than the Non - Jains? Because
• Their majesty has exerted till last limit, delivering sermons 6 hours a day to educate them as much as he could do and hence, it's found everywhere that at any time a person possesses something in excess, he mostly has no value for it! Also as they know that their scriptures are filled with mighty concepts, they keep on raising wanted and unwanted questions related to every smallest of matter. Where, as Non - Jains have nothing much with them, their followers don't expect much explanations for their queries and better, don't wish to raise a query!
• Many Jains don't have a feeling for their religion. If the time and situations become favorable to them, they might pay attention towards the religious activities, otherwise forget! A Muslim never requires an instruction to visit his mosque neither a Christian is ever advised by someone before he visits the church, but the parents and Sadhu Bhagwants have to literally provide long descriptions and plenty of logics to
emphasize that worshipping a temple is a must for every Jain, without a guarantee that the listener might get convinced through it or remain stuck on his own notion!
The moment this same individual comes to know that his house has set on fire, he might run as fast as he could as he believes that protecting his life is essential for him! If he's hungry and finds no option around him, he might even become ready to consume the food items he never likes to eat in the regular days, because he feels that satisfying his hunger at that moment is crucial for him! But what if the newly joined office timings are of the pattern that surely makes an obstruction for him in practicing the Chauvibar or performing the pooja in the temple? He might surely speak 'sorry' to the religious activities for pampering his profession, as religion is not so 'compulsory' for him! If the examinations arrive in the Paryushana, postpone the penances to the next year, as they are not so vital for him! And where am I speaking about such extreme conditions because even if a friend's birth-day party arrives on the day of Tithi, better have a finding the middle ground with the latter, as following a Tithi is not much essential for him! Well, that's the reason, why we observe all the Muslims paying 'Namaaz'on Eid and there are the Jains, who don't perform the pratikraman even on the sanctified day of Samwatsari!
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