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araosavanaraavan
avaavoacararsavavacara
* Man takes great delight in hearing himself praised.
Those people who are self-centred and who desire to be esteemed by others always have this desire, “Let people praise me. Let people praise me more
than others". * Think well, with your mental eyes open and alert.
How dreadful is jealousy? People who are inspired by jealousy do not allow the words of the spiritual head to be respected and do not allow the flowers
of politeness and sanity to bloom. * The fire of jealousy can be extinguished with the
waters of love. (Love means here feeling happy at the sight of the happiness of others). Every day, cultivate this virtue of felicity at the sight of others' happiness. Never envy those who are
virtuous or happy. Never harm such people. * Jealousy destroys man completely like a slow
poison. lorerererererererere
varaaraavaa
DISCOURSE 19
The great Acharyashri, Haribhadrasoorishwarji, the ocean of compassion and of scriptural knowledge gives a true definition of dharma in his magnificent work, “Dharmabindu". We will discuss the doctrines of dharma in the light of this definition of dharma,
Every spiritual austerity has to be performed with the emotions of amity, etc. The implication of this is that dharma is intimately related to a pure heart. If a man's heart is not pure, whatever austerities he may perform, cannot constitute dharma. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that you should purify and chasten your hearts.
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