BLESSINGS

ॐ ह्रीं अर्हम् नमः

श्रीसद्गुरुभ्यो नमः

ॐ ऐं नमः

SHREE MATI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE SHRUT GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE AVADHI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE MANAH-PARYAV GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE KEVAL GYANAY NAMAH

5 GYAN

Learn & Turn Jainism Part -1 Lesson No. 9

LIVES OF JAIN SADHU & COMMON MAN PART–1

Inspired by:

Yugpradhan Acharyatulya P.P. Panyas Shree Chandrashekar Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Yashobhushan Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Manobhushan Vijayji M.S.

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• We drink Un-filtered and Un-boiled Water.

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• We also drink Refridgerated water.

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• We drink while standing.

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• We don’t dry our glass after drinking water.

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• Sadhu Maharaj always drink Bolied Water only.

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• Sadhu Maharaj never drink Refridgerated Water.

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• Sadhu maharaj always drink water while sitting only.

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• Sadhu maharaj always dry their glass after drinking water.

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• We generally have our dinner after Sunset.

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• We eat while sitting on Dining Table.

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• We many times eat Abhakshya like Bread, Pizza, Kandmul etc..

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• We read while Eating.

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• We talk while Eating.

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• Sadhu Maharaj always eat before Sunset.

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• They sit on asan with their legs folded and eat.

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• They never eat Abhakshya.

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• They never read or talk while eating.

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• We use most of our time in Business in earning money.

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• We become happy when we get more money.

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• Sadhu Maharaj use all their time in chanting Navakar Mantra, Jaap and doing Swadhyay.

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• Sadhu Maharaj become more happy with more Atma-Sadhana.

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• We always wear Shoes while walking.

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• Sadhu Maharaj never wear Shoes while walking to avoid jeev-viradhana.

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• As a common man, a boy can touch a girl or a girl can touch a boy. i.e. Boy or girl can touch their opposite gender.

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• Sadhu maharaj touches only boys and Sadhviji Maharaj touches only girl.

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• A boy can touch only Sadhu Maharaj and a girl can touch only Sadhviji Maharaj.

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• We use Door bell when going to someone’s house.

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• Sadhu Maharaj never use Door bell while going to someone’s house.

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• They either knock the door softly or ring the hanging bell without electricity to avoid jeev-viradhana.

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LIVES OF JAIN SADHU & COMMON MAN PART – 1

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1. A) USES STAIRCASE

Q1. Does guru maharajsaheb use lift? Why?

A1. No. Lift operates with electricity.

Q2. Which type of Viradhana is involved in

using electricity?

A2. Teukaya jiva (fire body soules) hinsa.

Q3. What are the benefits of using staircase?

A3. It is a form of exercise & also jeev daya.

Q4. What are the harmful effects of using electrical

instruments?

A4. Lots of Viradhana occurs while producing

Electricity & using electrical equipments.

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1. B) USES LIFT

Q1. Does common man use lift? Why?

A1. Yes. Lift saves their time & energy.

Q2. Name few types of equipment which the

common man uses but sadhus do not?

A2. Fan, Light, Fridge, Geyser, Laptop, Computer,

Grinder, Lift, Bell etc.

Q3. when should common man not use lift?

A3. a) Going to derasar, upasharya & pathshala.

b) While climbing down the staircase.

Q4. What are the disadvantages of using electrical instruments?

A4. a) We form habit of using them & become lazy.

b) We get high electric bills.

c) Our body does not get exercise.

d) Jeev hinsa.

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2. A) SANTHARO

Q1. Does guru maharajsaheb use bed? Why?

A1. No. Using bed for sitting & sleeping causes

viradhana to vayukaya jivs.

Q2. What are the benefits involved in using santhara?

A2. a) Sleeping on hard bed is good for body.

b) Mind remains pure.

Q3. How does guru maharajsaheb make a santhara?

A3. a) Guru maharajsaheb spreads a white cloth

on the blanket for making santhara.

b) They use white cloth so that they can save

black ants roaming on it.

Q4. What lifestyle do guru maharajsaheb live?

A4. They live a very simple life with fewer

requirements.

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2. B) BED

Q1. Does common man uses bed? Why?

A1. Common man uses bed for comfortable

sitting & sleeping purposes.

Q2. Name the fewer items which the common

man uses but sadhus do not?

A2. Cushions, sofa set, dunlop seat, coloring

cushions & bed sheets, etc.

Q3. What are the disadvantages of using bed?

A3. a) We form habit of using them & become lazy.

b) They are very costly.

Q4. Who else lives the life similar to guru maharajsaheb?

A4. Posharthi & one who is doing samayik.

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3. A) LOCH

Q1. Does guru maharajsaheb go for hair cutting? Why?

A1. No. They do not use or allow the use of blade,

scissor or razor.

Q2. What is the process of loch?

A2. a) Guru maharajsaheb plucks the hair from head,

beard and moustache with hand.

b) Even young & old guru maharajsaheb loch in

similar way.

Q3. How many times does guru maharajsaheb do loch?

A3. Minimum 2 times in a year.

Q4. What is the reason behind doing loch?

A4. a) The more we accept suffering, more do

we shed our karmas.

b) Comfortable life binds more karma.

c) To release aatma is different from body.

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3. B) HAIR CUTTING

Q1. Does common man go for hair cutting? Why?

A1.Yes. Common man wants to look good & do

not want pain.

Q2. Name the few items which the common man

uses but sadhus do not?

A2. Coconut oil, lotion, cream, shampoo, powder,

nail polish & so on.

Q3. What are the items uses in hair cutting? Are

they painful?

A3. Razor, blade, scissor etc.They do not cause pain.

Q4. What are the disadvantage of going for hair cutting?

A4. a) It is costly.

b) We have to regularly go for hair cutting.

c) It binds Moha & Raag.

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4. A) WHITE CLOTHES

Q1. Does guru maharajsaheb wears colored

clothes? Why?

A1. Guru maharajsaheb wears white clothes only

because they do not have Moha & Raag

towards clothes.

Q2. What kind of white clothes do guru maharajsaheb

wears?

A2. They wear simple, unstitched white

clothes.

Q3. Where does common man wear white clothes? Why?

A3. Religious & death ceremony because it is a

symbol of purity & simplicity.

Q4. Why guru maharajsaheb wears white clothes?

A4. a) They can follow jeevdaya.

b) They can notice black ants roaming on it.

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4. B) COLOUR CLOTHES

Q1. Does common man wear colored clothes?

A1. Common man wears colored clothes because

they are attractive.

Q2. Name few craftsmen on whom common man is

dependent but sadhus are not?

A2. Barber, tailor, carpenter, blacksmith,

laundryman, servants etc.

Q3. What type of clothes we should not wear?

A3. Lettered & dirty clothes.

Q4.What type of clothes we should wear while going

to pathshala?

A4. a) White clothes.

b) Dhoti & khes during puja & samayik.

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5. A) VIHAR

Q1. Does guru maharajsaheb use vehicles? Why?

A1. No. Using vehicles causes viradhana to numerous jivs.

Q2. How does guru maharajsaheb travel?

A2. Walking (Vihar).

Q3. Does guru maharajsaheb wear chappals or

shoes while doing vihar?

A3. a) No because they are hard & causes viradhana

to the crawling jeevs.

b) They walk barefoot. Legs are soft & if any

jeevs come under, it can be saved.

c) Making of chappal causes jeev hinsa.

Q4. What care does guru maharajsaheb take while

doing vihar?

A4. a) They look down while walking so that none of

the jeevs come under their feet while walking.

b) They do not walk on water, grass, greenery or letters.

c) Carries their own luggage.

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5. B) VEHICLES

Q1. Does common man uses vehicles? Why?

A1. Yes. To save time & energy.

Q2. What other vehicles does common man use but

sadhus do not?

A2. Cycle, scooter, rickshaw, motorcar, bus, train,

plane, steamer, lift etc.

Q3. What are the disadvantage of using vehicles?

A3. a) It causes lots of viradhana.

b) Causes pollution.

c) Water is wasted in cleaning vehicles.

d) Vehicles, petrol is very costly.

Q4. When should we avoid vehicle for travelling?

A4. a) Going to derasar, upasharya & pathshala.

b) Avoid lift while going down.

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SUMMARY

1 A. USES STAIRCASE

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1 B. USES LIFT

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2 A. SANTHARO

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2 B. BED

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3 A. LOCH

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3 B. HAIR CUTTING

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4 A. WHITE CLOTHES

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4 B. COLOUR CLOTHES

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5 A. VIHAR

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5 B. VEHICLES

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