Vijaydharmasuri

Author(s): A J Sunavala
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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AN IDEAL MONK
85 perform his share of the glorious work of aiding and assisting the evolution of the race. And in this mighty Temple of sublime serenity and peacefulness does he stand performing his actions in a sacrificial way, asking for nothing, seeking for nothing, demanding no reward for himself, performing his actions as so many duties, performing them because they ought to be performed, and for no other reason. And, again, his is a joyful giving of everything that he possesses, a constant and a continuous pouring forth of everything, for the helping and joy of others, for the benefit and happiness of others, his whole life having now become one long and living sacrifice, the law of eternal seizing and grasping and holding having been changed into the law of eternal and endless giving and helping and assisting, the law of constant struggle for existence having been changed into the law of constant and continuous service and self-sacrifice, that being the true Law of Life.