Treasure Of Qualities Introduction to Inspiring Life of Acharya Vijaydharmsuri Maharaj

Author(s): Prashamratnavijay
Publisher: Dharmkrupa Trust

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A Sadhu in true sense... Sustains the hardships with Fabulous Courage Forever...
A Jain Sadhu! He's a person who displays an incredible courage by adopting the strict lifestyle of asceticism, while staying between the people, whose life is dominated all around by the mediums of pleasures and luxury. He's the person for whom, it's possible to receive the best of leisure's he wishes for, and still he has no attraction towards it! He has so many physical hardships to meet throughout the day, but still he deals them with such an ease, thanks to his mental strength, that not even a single emotion of grief or uneasiness in ever found on his face! Even if he's thirsty and doesn't get the water for a long time, he's satiated! Even if he fails to receive the gochri after sweating a lot, he's never upset! Although, he finds a spacious or congested, airy or suffocating, clean or unclean, illuminated or darkened place to accommodate, he's always happy with every one! Even if he's having a fever or cold or any other critical malady in his body, his patience and peace are always immoderate! Everyone have a deep respect for him as he follows the 5 great vows, framed for him by the scriptures. Along with the development of
a good character, by following these vows, he indirectly becomes helpful to each and every creature surviving around him. Due to his practice of absolute non-violence, even the mosquitoes present around his upaashray are ensured that they would easily receive the stomach fare for the day, by approaching his body after the sunset! As he never speaks falsehood, people trust his statements more confidently than their own family member! As he never even touches someone's belongings without permission, the dogs never require following him for investigation! As he has forsaken intact sexual activities, the breeze roams freely in his dwelling without any hesitation and as he have no possessions what so ever, even if the doors remain wide open, the thieves never arrive in the upaashray for the reason that there's not even a coin of rupee for them to steal! The life of a Jain Sadhu is quite uncommon to that of the other monks! A Jain Sadhu has to walk everywhere throughout the life with bare feet, drink the boiled water itself, never use any kind of electronic appliances, perform the rituals like pratikraman, padilehan etc.
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