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Ch. 13: Mahashatak - The Family
enabled you to bring most of your passions under control. You have successfully climbed this difficult path of self-purification, but this is a slippery slope. Your resolve and determination is being tested at each step of this climb. Watch your every step. Caution must be your concern now. The slightest carelessness can send you tumbling down. Do not lose your hard-earned self-control. If someone is mean to you, is it right for a sadhak to be mean in return? An eye for an eye is not the Sraman way. Retain your cool and be magnanimous!"
“Honorable Gurudev, it is very kind of you to bring me such a noble message! I have erred. I was angry because of my wife's continued misbehavior, but that does not justify my senseless misconduct. I was feeling sad and miserable because of my mistake, but Bhagwan Mahavir is so compassionate that he sent you to comfort even an ordinary wayward devotee like me." Mahashatak had tears in his eyes.
"Mahashatak, you are a great sadhak and a devotee of the Sraman path. Tears of repentance have cleansed your heart. You learn caution from your mistake so that you can have a safer climb ahead. Peace of mind is important for sadhana. A sadhak must have peace at home and in his family. Only a cultured family can provide an atmosphere conducive for sadhana. A foul atmosphere disturbs sadhana. Therefore, a sadhak must ensure that he always generates good aura."
“Gurudev, why is all this happening to me now? I was so calm and composed all these years. I am old and am trying to walk peacefully into the sunset. Should I not be able to live my life the way I want?
Revati never listens to me. All these years she has tried to control me,
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