The wealth accumulated by taking someone's 'hi' will eventually be 'lahai' in life

- Tribute to Amrit - Acharya Vijayarajaratnasuri

In contemplation of kashayas we will now consider the fourth-final kashayas. That is greed.

Greed is the dissatisfied instinct of the mind. Whether it is needed or not, this dissatisfied instinct of the mind is at the root of the person's increasing desire for wealth. It is because of this instinct that a person works tirelessly day and night, strives to unite blood and water, builds resentment with brothers and sisters who do not have to deal with each other, then without thinking of virtue and sin, it is completely wrong. Functions. Then, as a result, he invites pain and misery from him.

To break this storm of greed, the author of 'Adhyatmakalpadrum' gives a nice presentation while giving a friendly sermon that: -

Sukhaya dhatse if lobhamatmano, gnanadiratnatritaye vidhehi tat;

Dukhaya chedatra paratra va kritin, parigrahe tad bahirantare pich.

The author tells us in a melodious style, 'You are clever - you are clever. So the first thing to think about is whether to be greedy for happiness or for misery? If you want to be greedy for happiness, then you should be greedy for the three gems of faith-knowledge and character. That is to say, one should work day and night to achieve more and more. As a result, you will get the happiness of Sadgati-Siddhgati in addition to the inter. Conversely, if you want to be greedy for misery, then you have to be greedy for money, family, etc., on the external planet and on the internal planet attached to it. As a result, you will find in this birth the horrible pains of fear-mental stress-complications and misery in the future. It is up to you to decide which greed to choose. '

Just as the author 'Adhyatmakalpadrum' makes this succulent presentation to get a hold on greed, the philosopher makes a new introduction in his self-conscious instinct. It says that when wealth is not received, when it is received, and when it is destroyed: there are three stages of suffering. Let's understand from a little area:

There is misery in unattainable wealth. 'Unattainable desire' are his words. To know how longing the human mind is for new possessions? So read this allegory.

The emperor of the town was going on a Digvijayatra with a longing to conquer new kingdoms. There met a saint in front. The saint said: "Rajan! If you do one of my deeds, I will become the owner of all territories without war. Let this war journey go on. '' The emperor was interested in becoming the owner of the war without it. He returned to the palace with the saint. The saint showed a small pot and said: "Fill this one with gold coins, then you will become Digvijayi." The emperor was delighted to see a small pot filled with a handful of gold coins.

He filled the tapali from the treasury and asked for a gold coin. But what is this? This did not fill the character. The emperor made every effort to fill the vessel by ordering more and more gold coins. Also in vain. It was not clear where the gold coins were disappearing. The emperor thought the character was Gabby. There the saint smiled heartily and said: "Rajan! This character is made up of human skulls. No matter how many gold coins are placed in it, it will not be filled. This state is also yours. You will not be satisfied if you get as many states as you want. Then why this war march? '' This sermon given by Saint Yukti affected the emperor ... This metaphor reflects how the human mind longs for unattainable wealth.

There is misery in the acquired wealth. After taking a lot of money in the wrong way, a person takes various measures to save it. He is constantly worried that the 'party' will not rise, it will be better if the bank does not rise. In the constant concern of protecting the acquired property, Mamman Seth could not use the property. Rather, the conservative Roudra meditated and became the guest of the seventh hell ... There is sorrow in the destroyed property of intense mourning. Wealthy people who commit suicide when their wealth is gone in one fell swoop are now all around us. The third phase of loss of that property is exactly explained.

Of course, the above statement does not mean that wealth is an unnecessary factor for a householder. Even the Jain scribes themselves allow the householder to make money against religion-justice-policy through verses like 'Sudhirdharmavirodhen, viddhitartha chintanam'. Therefore, the purpose of the above statement is to understand that the dissatisfaction does not have the tendency to acquire wealth in any way.

One last irony in this regard: The wealth accumulated by taking someone's 'hi' will eventually be 'lahai' in life.