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that your son is ill. Your family doctor comes. He examines the boy and writes out a prescription and gives it to you. You bring the medicines from the market. The doctor has given instructions regarding when, how much, and in what manner and dosage the medicines are to be administered to the boy. After having given these instructions the doctor has gone away. The boy takes the medicines but he does not care for the doctor's instructions. He takes them whenever he likes, in whatever dosage he likes and with whatever medium he likes. In that case, what will happen ? Can you call that a proper treatment ? Can medicines taken in such a manner cure the disease ? Can the boy get rid of his illness? Would you allow the boy to take the medicines in that manner ? Would you not stop him from doing so ? If the boy says, “I have to take these medicines and I am taking them. Is that not enough ?" What would you say ? Would you allow him to continue like that? No; you would not; you would remind the boy of the doctor's instructions. You will tell him, "If you take the medicines irregularly and unsystematically you will not recover your health and dreadful complications may arise". Think a little. In order to get rid of your physical ailments, you have to take medicine in accordance with the doctor's instructions and prescriptions and all of you would certainly take medicines carefully bearing in mind the
ons of the doctor. In the same manner, you have to attempt to get rid of your spiritual illness. Your soul has in it such ailments as attachments, hatred, lust, anger, arrogance, pride etc., which have been there through countless lives and is it not necessary to act according to the Jin's prescriptions in order to get rid of your spiritual ailments? Can you get rid of your ailments like attachment and hatred by performing spiritual activities irregularly and unsystematically not caring for the Jin's commands and prescriptions? Your ailments will not be cured but you may have to face dreadful consequences which appear as a reaction.
JATASHANKAR'S PROBLEM !
Jatashankar was suffering from stomach-ache, He knew that stomach-ache would subside if Hinguashtak choorna, a
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