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said to me, "Maharajashri ! This young man never used to come to the Upashraya but after your arrival here, he has been coming regularly to hear discourses. He has been a vagabond but now probably he may turn over a new leaf in his life." They were all happy because the opinion generally is that those who come to religious places will reform themselves but people do not realise that sometimes even dogs come to religious places and even wandering cattle also come to religious places. Can they become reformed?
Two months of the Chaturmas passed and one day after the discourse was over, that young man was caught pushing a girl. The girl's mother also was with her and she performed a "worship" to the "Majnu" with her sandals.
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The young man used to come to the that girl was also coming to the discourses. with the girl and he wanted to marry her. women of that kind also come to discourses. sit in the place meant for women and the young man used to sit in the area meant for men but he would sit at a place from where he could see the girl.
discourses, because He was infatuated Sometimes, some That girl used to
Now, you tell me whether we should consider that young man as awake or asleep. He was under the influence of the enemy called lust. Though he was outwardly awake, he was inwardly asleep. How could he hear religious discourses?
As long as man considers lust, anger, avarice, arrogance, pride and pleasure as his friends and as long as he lives, depending on them so long he is asleep and unconscious. If he, by chance awakens, his objective would be won.
From the Audience: You have come to awaken us and you are trying your best to awaken us but will we wake up?
Maharajashri: Awakening jivas into a state of awareness is my supreme duty and I will never be tired of carrying out this duty of awakening people. My aspiration is that all jivas must awake; must listen to me; must realise the truth and that they must destroy their inner enemies. This of course is my auspicious aspiration but the situation is entirely different. Very few people awake. Most people do not. They do not wake up
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