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*Those who hate jivas and those who despise virtues are incensed when they hear other people praised. Not only this; they also try to disgrace men of virtues and merits.
* Even noble and lofty ideas are not accepted by all. When a man's heart is hard and callous, even true and noble ideas do not appeal to him.
* You should not hate or get angry with those people who do not care for even your true and noble ideas. In fact, you should be compassionate towards such people. You should show compassion to even those people who are prosperous, happy and healthy and yet who spend most of their time in sinful activities.
*The first condition for a person to be a Sadhu is that he must have the emotion of compassion. If austerities are not carried out with the proper emotions, they will be lifeless.
DISCOURSE 17
The great Acharya Haribhadrasooriji, the ocean of compassion explains the real meaning of dharma here. In order to attain cent per cent result for the austerities described by the enlightened one, a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of dharma is essential. Just as the purity of austerity is a necessity, the purity of the mind also is equally essential.
A pure heart grows perfect with punya or merit. A man cannot enjoy the fruit of his punya or merit if his heart is not
pure. He cannot experience what is called पुण्यानुबन्धि पुण्य (Punyanubandhi Punya). Do you know what is Punyanubandhi Punya? I think that you know at least that? It is by the fruit of Punya or merit that a man acquires the means of enjoyment and the things necessary for a life of physical
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