Wave of Bliss

Author(s): N P Jain
Publisher: Jain Meditation International Centre

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THE WAVE OF BLISS
Your wisdom, insight and compassionate heart placed everything in its right perspective."
Jaromir Skrivanek from Czechoslovakia visited India and took beautiful pictures of famous Jain temples particularly at Palitana. Reproduction of the paintings in colour was printed in the Indian art magazine 'Roop Lekha' with an article by Dr. M S Randhawa, the then President of the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society. When he came in contact with Gurudev Chitrabhanu, he wrote: “Many times I was preparing to write to you about my vivid memories I have of our first meeting in Bombay and how much it influenced my whole life and how often many unusual things happened in connection with you". Reflecting on the life in the closed atmosphere of communism, he wrote:
“But if you would ask if I am happy or unhappy, I could answer you that same way a river flowing would answer you. I know only flowing, living and it is sufficient. How sweet would it be to breathe when we could live free and in peace”.
Jenene expresses sublime thoughts in beautiful prose with intensity of feelings about self-realisation:
"What I am eager to tell you is, I walk in a steady state of meditation as I go through out my day. When I cannot sit to meditate, as I work I listen carefully to the inspiring tapes I recorded of your instruction. At first it did not have a strong effect. But it's been several weeks now of listening and meditating over and over, and pondering and gaining understanding and wisdom on the seven energy centres in relationship to my life; as well as other precious thoughts. It is becoming ingrained into my thinking continuously now. I have such a long way to go,
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