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i) The mind constantly worries about acquirement of wealth,
food and luxuries.

ii) No control in fulfillment of sensual pleasures and constantly
enjoying all that is acquired.
iii) Exercising violence and other sins without any
restriction.

iv) Considering only self-interest.

v) Having conflicts with even near and dear ones due to anger,
greed, pride, deceit, envy, etc.

vi) No duty towards following Jineshwar Lord’s commands.

It is truly said that sorrow emerges due to ignorance of the
soul.

The one who has recognized his soul has ended his sorrows
in the true sense.

Great men in the past had to undergo many pains and
afflictions like getting their skin peeled off, having burning
coals put on their head, getting crushed in the flour grinder, etc.
But since they had truly identified the soul, they considered
thesedifficulties to be a great source of Karma Nirjara for the
soul and did not consider them as sorrows.

Almighty Lord Mahavira was enveloped by great tortures and
difficulties in his period of penance but he kept his eternal
soul in front of his eyes and accordingly, those difficulties
did not pain or trouble him. All sins are an outcome of the
soul’s ignorance.

It is rightly said, the soul’s ignorance is a greater crime than
sins like violence, theft, etc.
The entire world is engrossed in sins due to this great sin of
ignorance. Kamlata and the Vedic scholar shared a mother –

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