Just as the light of the sun erases darkness, the light of religion erases sins

One of the slogans of the ritual of daily adoration of Jain Na Shramana-Shramani Gods is 'Santharaporisi.' Not a single sadhu-sadhviji should spend the night without that sutra. There is a fun lesson in 'Chattari Mangal'. Here are some tips to help you get started: One of the four tools is religion.

Needless to say, since it is the motto of the Jain tradition, it seeks to establish Jainism as the instrument of self-sufficiency. In fact, the approach of the philosophical philosophers of the Jain tradition is so liberal and rational that they assert that 'our religion is the best religion'. As this substance is very clearly presented in the scripture called 'Yogasar' that: -

Swasvadarshanarage, Vivdhnte Mitho Jana;

Sarvathaivatmano dharma, manyante na parsya tu.

Yatra samyan sa tatraiv, kimatmaparchintaya?

Janit tadvina huh, natmano na parsya ch.

The implication is that 'stupid people disagree with each other out of rage towards their own religion and do not consider their own religion as the only true religion of others. But the fact is that there is true religion only where there is relief or decay of raga-dwesha. Then there is no need to worry about one's own religion or the religion of others. If there is no equality then no religion of one's own or others is really a religion. ' How wonderful is the liberal view of the philosophers of Jain philosophy reflected in this depiction?

Jain philosophers with such a liberal-noble attitude have used the phrase 'dhamma saran pavajjami' where 'religion' has been given a place as one of the four means of self-welfare. Meaning I accept the refuge of religion for my self welfare. It is in the form of various vrat-tap-jap-aradhanadir at the level of Dharma activity and in the form of alleviation of raga-dwesha at the level of instinct.

The question is, what are the benefits of embracing religion in life - giving place to religion? The answer can be attributed to the many benefits of inter-external. However, there are three main benefits to consider:

1) Saves from sin. The conscience of those who consciously place religion in life is afraid of sin. That is to say, if the possibility arises, he should refrain from committing a sin and inevitably commit a sinful act, if the distance of the person stings. He does not rejoice in sinning, but repents deeply. For example we cite here a life-event of Emperor Akbar. The Muslim himself was subjected to horrific violence for some period of the emperor's life. He even used to make sauce from the tongue of five hundred chaklas for breakfast. But after hearing the sermon from Jagadguru Jainacharya Shriman Hirvijayasurishwarji Maharaj's satsang, when he realized that violence-killing is a terrible sin, he carried out a complete ban on violence in his vast empire, six months in a year.

The non-violence adopted by the emperor in his personal life can be seen in a conversation between Jagadguru Surishwar and the emperor. During the religious discussion between the two in the palace of Sheikh Abul Fazl, Emperor Akbar said these words to Shri Hirvijyasurishwarjim: 'Gurji! I can honestly say that I have stopped eating meat for six months in a year and will continue to make every effort to give up meat as much as possible. So the famous historian Vincent Smith notes in his book: 'Ever since the emperor came into intercourse with the Jains in his previous life, he has completely given up eating meat.' From this historical event it is understood how religion can save a person from sin if it is given a meaningful place in life.

2) Sustain in the path - the right way to lead life to self-realization - it is as difficult as finding the path, so the most difficult thing is to be careful on the slippery ground of temptations and not to deviate from the path. When religion is given a meaningful place in life, another great result is that one can survive on the path without being tempted by temptation. Here, for example, when he was going abroad, his mother took him to a nearby Jain guru. So that the son does not become corrupt in the free environment of a foreign country. A Jain Shram explained some basic things and gave three rules which Gandhiji gladly accepted. It was these rules that kept Gandhiji at bay in the moments of trial abroad.

2) Gives Sadgati: The true characteristic of 'Dharma' is that it saves living beings from misfortune and achieves Sadgati-Siddhigati. That is why Kalikalsarvajna Shri Hemchandracharya in his book 'Yogashastra' has written a derivative definition of the word 'Dharma' that: 'Durgatiprapatatprani- Dharanad Dharma Uchchate.' The religion that assumes this is the grammatical definition of the word 'religion' from a linguistic point of view. Giving a real touch by refining it, Hemchandracharya, through the aforesaid line of Yogashastra, came up with a very real-accurate definition that 'religion is the only thing that can save the suffering beings. This means that religion saves living beings from misfortune and gives them prosperity. Let us analyze this definition a little:

If a person commits vile acts like rampant violence-rape-misconduct-corruption-lying, he will get misery as a result of the misdeeds committed by these wrong activities. If the same person understandably places religion in his life, then that religion will remove him from all these evil activities and turn him towards auspicious activities like Jivadaya-Sadhachar-Nitimatta-Satyapriyata. This leads to two results: Stopping evil deeds stops misfortune and auspicious activities bring prosperity as well as tradition. Therefore, it can be said with certainty that religion gives sadgati-siddhigati. Let us recall in this context the antecedents of the Gurjareshwar emperor Kumarapala found in Jain texts.

In the previous birth, he was a Pallipati dacoit named Narveer. He made a living by attacking many Sartho tourists passing through the forest and resorting to violence and looting. He once robbed a merchant in this way. But the Mathafarel merchant, in retaliation, with the help of the king's army, destroyed the entire village of Narvir. Narveer, who had fled to save his life, met a Jaincharya named Yashobhadrasuriji on the way. His teachings aroused contempt for his life of beating and looting. He decided to give up all bad business and live a moral life.

Gradually, Narveer stayed as a servant in the house of Jain Shrestha Aur of Ekshilanagar. A life of hard work and subsistence on hard earned money: This became her lifestyle. Shrestha used to take her with him to the Jinmandir during Prabhu Puja. From these daily sacraments, the desire to worship the Lord was manifested once in a while. He worshiped the Lord with the purchase price of eighteen flowers out of five crores of his salary.

In this Dharmaradhana, he awakened such an excellent price that in the price after death, he became the Gurjareshwar emperor Kumarpal and became the owner of eighteen lands due to the virtue of worship performed with eighteen flowers. At that price, he did such an excellent Dharmasadhana that he will achieve it in the next bhav. Where is the violent life of a bandit who goes to misfortune and where is the attainment of this sadgati-siddhigati! This was possible only because of the religion that was wisely adopted in life.

Also .. patience! One thing to keep in mind is that if the power of medicine is as strong as it wants, then it cannot be successful if it is polluted-mixed, just as the strength of religion is as strong as desired as shown above, if it is polluted-impure, then it is strong. But cannot be fully fulfilled. What makes Dharmasadhana polluted and what makes it the best. We will analyze this in a simple way in the next three articles. At the end of this article, we will say the same thing: 'Just as the light of the sun erases darkness, the light of religion erases sins.'