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THE WAY OF LIFE
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If you cannot go to the temple of the Jin and if others are visiting the temple, you admire them. If you cannot carry out spiritual activities and if some people are carrying out spiritual activities, you admire them. If you cannot control your anger and if others control their anger, you admire them. If you cannot discard pride, if some have discarded their pride, admire them. If you cannot receive initiation into the charitradharma and if some have done so, you admire them. If you cannot render service to sadhus, if some are rendering service to sadhus, you admire them. If you cannot discard your attachment for wealth and prosperity; if some have done so, you admire them.
EXTEND YOUR CO-OPERATION TO OTHERS AND THUS CARRY OUT SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES
It is not enough if you praise others for their virtues. You must also render service to them. If you begin this at home, the atmosphere in your house will change. All the members of your family will begin admiring one another and so quarrels will not take place among them. Admire the man who carries out spiritual activities but do not condemn the man who does not carry out spiritual activities. If you cannot carry out some spiritual austerities; and if some other person is carrying them out, do not decry him. For example, you may not perform Tapa. In such a case, do not condemn and underestimate the austerity of tapascharya. "What is the use of performing tapascharya ? I have no belief in it. Why should we cause discomfort to the body ? Can we get moksha by merely performing tapa ?” You should not speak thus. Now-a-days, people have developed this habit. They do not themselves perform any noble actions but when others are carrying out such actions, they criticise them bitterly. By passing such critical remarks they want to show that they are great men. This is a very bad habit. On account of this tendency, people gather sinful
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