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THE WAY OF LIFE WHAT YOU SEE DEPENDS ON YOUR VIEW
Maharajashri : Defects are present in all people. Defects are found in all those persons who are not vitrags. If you see only defects, you cannot respect anyone. Even if there are some defects in a person, you should not see them. Even if defects are seen in some persons, you should not give importance to them. You must ignore the defects. You always think thus, "I am not concerned with anyone's defects. I am concerned only with the merits of people. I should not see defects in others. In this state of human existence I must attain the glory of nobility. I must become a swan and peck at and pick up only pearls rejecting stones. I should not see defects in others; and I should not condemn the defects of others. I must see only virtues and admire them. I should also keep contemplating on virtues”.
You gather the Nikachith Punyakarma, the Punyakarma whose fruits have to be enjoyed by means of loving virtues and being partial to virtues. This is the first great benefit. The second benefit is that you acquire virtues. You will acquire virtues in the present life as well as in your future lives.
You can develop intimacy with men of virtues by respecting them, by praising them, by helping them when they need help and by being cordial towards them. If you maintain that kind of intimacy for a long time, virtues will appear in you also. The company of noble people ennobles you. (E ZT JUGIT: ) Virtues and vices arise from the contact with the kind of people with whom we are intimate.
When the punyakarma which you gather by your lofty action of admiring virtues, brings about its effect in your next janma, you will be born in the family of noble people. You will attain beauty of appearance, unexampled physical strength, intelligence and other virtues besides being born in a noble family.
From the Audience : Does partiality for virtues bring all these benefits ?
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