Once, a muni was passing through the forest. In the afternoon, he lost his way and fell unconscious. Four cow-herds, grazing their cows over there, saw this from a distance. They came near him and found that his lips were dry. They assumed him to be thirsty and extracted milk from a cow and poured into his mouth. The muni attained consciousness. He preached them that, “Our soul is wandering in the forest of this world. Asceticism is the only way to free ourselves from pains.” All of them gained faith and accepted monkhood and two of them achieved omniscience and salvation. Continue reading “Chitrak and Sambhuti were born to a butcher” »
Chitrak and Sambhuti were born to a butcher
Dulaha nārī tuṁ baḍī bāvarī
Dulaha nārī tuṁ baḍī bāvarī
Piyā jāgē tuṁ sōvē
Piyā catura hama nipaṭa agyānī
Na jānu kyā hōvē?
Na jānu kyā hōvē?
…Dulaha.1
Who is the Guru giving Atonement (penance, etc.)?
The Guru who gives repentance falls under five categories.
Aagam Origin :- It means who has omniscience, Manaparyava gyani Avadhi gyani or Gyani of 14, 10, 9 Purvas should be prefered for confession. Continue reading “Who is the Guru giving Atonement (penance, etc.)?” »
Stop exploitation of all kind
A scorpion bites only if touched but we sprinkle pesticide all over the garden to kill insects. Who is more poisonous?
Faith is rare
श्रद्धा परमदुल्लहा
Faith is very rare
From one verse only
सित्थेण दोणपागं, कविं च एक्काए गाहाए
From a granule, the completely cooked food and from a single verse a poet can be judged
Sermon – Part 1
“Dharma is the highest happiness. Dharma bestows heaven and emancipation. Dharma shows the road for crossing the wilderness of samsara. Dharma nourishes like a mother, protects like a father, pleases like a friend, and is loving like a kinsman. Dharma imparts very fine qualities like a guru. Dharma confers a distinguished position like a master. Dharma is a mansion of bliss. Dharma is a shield in danger from enemies. Dharma is heat for the destruction of cold. Dharma knows the weak points of sins. From Dharma* a creature could become a king, from Dharma a Rama, from Dharma an ardhacakrin, from Dharma a cakrin, from Dharma a god, and from Dharma an Indra. From Dharma one attains Ahamindraship in the Graiveyaka and Anuttara heavens. From Dharma one attains Arhatship. What is not accomplished by Dharma? Dharma is socalled from supporting creatures who have fallen into a bad condition of existence. It is fourfold with the divisions of offering (dana), Austerity (Shila), penance (tapas*), and state of mind (bhava). Continue reading “Sermon – Part 1” »
