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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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person of Rāma to relieve the world of sin. He himself is free from desires but fulfils all desires as He is the benefactor of all. Though he returns to the heaven and enjoy ineffable bliss, he knows by actual experience how great are man's infirmities and temptations. He is ever ready to extend His hand of help to him who is eager to become free from his sins and who repents for them. Tulasidasa defines sin as that which is contrary to the will of Ráma, and it is only by acknowledging this, and by abandoning himself to utter loving faith in Răma's power to save him from its thraldom that a man can escape from a weary round of transmigration and can attain the final liberation (mukti).
Tulasidasa emphasized that bhakti or loving devotion to Rāma is the only means of attaining liberation. Rāma does not recognise lineage, wealth, power, virtue, and ceremonial religion and the ceremonial religious exercises as useful as bhakti itself which alone possesses the power to remove all mental stains and impurities. Bhakti, when cultivated with humility, self-control, kindness, contentment, prayers, praises, and sincere devotion to the preceptor qualifies and individual for the higher attainment. When he is thus equipped with all these virtues Rāma gets pleased with him and then showers love and grace on such a worthy devotee. Even bhakti is bestowed by God as a gift on the devotees who deserve it by their sincere devotion. Bhakti also is given as a gift by God. Rāma is pleased only with simple and pure love and not with sacrifices
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