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EDITORIAL
Should there not be some unfailing remedy for those who
are sincerely trying to move forward along the path of liberation?
There should be some remedy to successfully remove all
kashays (internal anger, pride, deceit, greed, attachment and
abhorrence) that hinder people every moment of their lives.
How is one to remove the gross and subtle conflict from his life?
How do we prevent ourselves from being hurt or hurting others?
How can we shelter ourselves from the kashays that bombard
us? How do we stop them from recurring?
Many of us have faithfully adhered to religious rituals. We
have surrendered ourselves to strict penance, fasting, meditation
and other such austerities, only to discover that we still make
mistakes through our mind, our speech and our conduct. Why
have we not found inner peace? What should we do when we
realize our faults and how should we get rid of them? There
should be some method through which we can eliminate
kashays from our lives and progress spiritually towards
liberation. Surely there should be a way to live happily with
peace and love. What spiritual knowledge have the Vitarag
Lords (the supreme enlightened Beings) bestowed upon the
world? What is true religion? Is there any assurance that one can
be absolved for the sins he commits? And if there is such a
method, why is it not evident?
One can attain an abundance of knowledge from scriptures,
but why can he not incorporate it into his daily life? Ascetics and
spiritual teachers continue to preach, but where do they fall short
in getting the desired results? Practically every religion mandates
stringent rituals and austerities, yet why does the aspirant not
achieve any results? Why do his kashays not decrease or his
sins erase? Does the liability for all this not fall upon the heads
of religion? This statement is not made with any malice, but with
compassion. There should be some way to eliminate our
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