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A heart that is tender experiences pain at the sight of others' sorrow. The voice of a tender-hearted man is soft and polite. The Gurumaharaj can bring about a great reformation in a disciple who has a tender heart. A tender heart and a soft nature make a man beloved. Those virtues endear a man to all.
NOBLE CONDUCT
A man who adores and pursues the path of Sadhudharma must observe and live according to some noble principles and traditions. He must not commit such sins as stealing, causing violence to other Jivas, gambling, transgressing the limits of celibacy etc. He must love and practise noble principles and rules of conduct. If a man observes noble principles and rules of conduct, his mind will be calm and free from all agitations. The Acharyadev found that Aryarakshit was a man of noble conduct and principles. The Gurudev was a man of extraordinary enlightenment; and so he possessed the ability to look into a man's personality; and to find out his true nature. He visualized in Aryarakshit extraordinary potentialities that would make him an ideal and influential Jain acharya. He found that Aryarakshit possessed the ability and worthiness to study Drishtivad. He gave Aryarakshit the Deeksha; and Aryarakshit, set out on the Vihar (Padyatra) as desired by him.
What excellent things did Aryarakshit say to the Gurudev ! Two of them are really sublime. . १. अबुधस्वजननां च ममकारोहि दुस्त्यज: ।
२. मा भूच्छासनलाधवम् ॥ (1) The attachments of ignorant and unenlightened relatives
and friends cannot be easily discarded. (2) The Jin Shasan (commands) should not be slighted:
The attachments of relatives and friends who are ignorant and unenlightened are deep. Their attachments cannot be easily and soon discarded. Sooner or later, attachment changes into hatred. I think you know the story of Mahamuni (the great sage) Sukoshal. His mother had a great attachment for him.
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