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Neither ill treat yourself, nor others
नो अत्ताणं आसाएज्जा, नो परं आसाएज्जा
Neither think low of yourself, nor think low of others
Refutation of the Carvaka System
Then Svayambuddha said: “People, alas! are made to fall by the atheists who are enemies to themselves and others, dragged like blind men by blind. That the soul exists is known by its own perception, like pleasure and pain. From lack of superior proof, no one can deny it. ‘I am happy; I am unhappy this unrefuted conviction could not arise to anyone without a soul. When a soul has thus been proved in one’s own body from one’s own feeling, it is also present in other bodies from inference. Continue reading “Refutation of the Carvaka System” »
Tiny thorn
सुहुमे सल्ले दुरुद्धरे
A tiny thorn is picked with great difficulty
Foot prints of Lord Ajitnath
During the pilgrimage of shatrunjaya we come across the foot prints of Lord Ajitnath. Instead of going straight through the stone steps reaching Babu Temple, let us step a little right on the stone steps going hillside up. Continue reading “Foot prints of Lord Ajitnath” »
Do Not Speak Much
नाइवेलं वएज्जा
Do not speak much and for long
Śrī sīmandhara svāmī, muktinā gāmī
Śrī Sīmandhara Swāmī Jina Stavan
Rāga: Māḍha.., Nēmi jina pyārā…
Śrī sīmandhara svāmī, muktinā gāmī, dīṭhē paramānanda,
Prabhu sumati āpō, kumati kāpō, ṭāḷō bhavabhayaṅganda,
Karma arigaṇa dūra karīnē,
Tōḍō bhavatarū kanda rē.
…Sīmandhara.1
Consolation of Gurudeva
O righteous man! Truly speaking, you deserve praises. To get involved in sins is not surprising. Who hasn’t committed sin in the delusion of Karmas? Is the soul of Tirthankara, saved from bewitchment? Didn’t they commit sins in their past lives? Haven’t they undergone pains of the seventh hell? You deserve praise as you have brightened the dark side of your life by disclosing it. You truly deserve praise for disclosing your sins like an innocent child and jotting them down. Continue reading “Consolation of Gurudeva” »
Useless violence
अट्ठा हणंति, अणट्ठा हणंति
Some people commit violence with some aim and some aimlessly
