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DISCOURSE 1
in other words, to liberate their souls from the bondage of karmas. The annihilation of Karmas takes place on account of a deep contemplation of sacred doctrines and a self-realisation through studies. The Karmas slowly get mitigated and finally get destroyed and as a result of this, the soul emerges pure and perfect, sweet and serene.. The objective of sages and munis in composing great works is to adore and observe the principles of dharma.
Acharya Shri Haribhadra Suriji, the author of Dharmabindu was a man of extraordinary enlightenment. His heart was an ocean of compassion. Every word and every Sutra (aphorism) written by him touches our heart; reaches the core of our heart and fills it with an ineffable felicity. If you listen to this exposition of the essentials of the grantha with concentration, your hearts will dance with elation and your souls would experience the ecstasy of spiritual jubilation, you will feel like a watcher of the skies when a new star swims into his ken.
The author begins the composition of his grantha after offering an invocation to the Paramatma. We too begin this series of discourses on Dharmabindu after saluting the Paramatma with devotion and after offering a salutation to the author. I canilot certainly do full justice to the great author or to the magnificent grantha with my limited knowledge and intellect. Whatever little I have known, I will impart to you. I have an absolute faith in and reverence for the author. This grantha is my beloved work and it is for this reason that I have chosen it as the subject for this series of discourses. I am going to give an expression to the devotion and love I have for the grantha and its author. Delight is attained only when such an expression takes place. I am able to discuss this great work on account of the indefinable and inconceivable grace of the Jineshwar Bhagawant and on account of the blessings of my spiritual superiors, and it is my desire to discuss the work with you.
Tomorrow, I will explain to you how the author of the Dharmabindu begins it after describing the inconceivable efficacy of dharma.
This is enough for today.
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