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illustrations to make Jamali Muni understand this truth but he could not understand it; nor could he believe it. Slighting the Bhagwan; giving up his company, he went away. He lost his way because of his extraordinary egoism or pride. Pride causes a fall.
The great munis who are absorbed in the endeavour of selfrealisation experience boundless felicity. They never experience sorrow. They experience only supreme happiness. You should have love and adoration for them, in other words, in your hearts, there should be abounding love for them.
THE HOUSE-HOLDERS POSSESSING FAITH, KNOWLEDGE AND RIGHT CONDUCT ALSO DESERVE LOVE AND ADORATION
You should love and adore even those house-holders who inspite of being house-holders possess enlightened faith, firm faith in the dharma expounded by the Paramatma Jineshwardev; who carry out with faith the four kinds of spiritual activities namely.
1. Benevolence 2. Discipline and chastity 3. Austerity 4. Auspicious aspirations for others.
You must love and adore their benevolence, their self-discipline and chastity, their austere spiritual activities and their auspicious aspirations for others. Regard for them should keep increasing in your heart. You should never feel jealous of them. Would you feel happy when you see somebody, a member of your faith makes large donations for noble causes, gives away a gift of a lakh or two lakh rupees and when such a person is honoured by society? Would you not appreciate his benevolence and charity? No. Not at all. Would you appreciate and admire the members of your faith? If you do so, at once, you will direa ctly go to Siddhashila and attain moksha. You will only say this about philanthrophic and benevolent people. "Oh, we know this great man and his magnanimity! We also know his ignoble
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