JAINISM------VALUE OF PACHKHAN---------!!!

Friends today is first day of 2021.Let us hope 2021 will offer much needed healing touch to entire humanity and all living souls. Some of us have habit of entering into some resolution for all new years. What  happens to their fulfillment is a mystery. On this eve it is most appropriate that I share Gurudeo's lecture given as on 01/01/2020.In this lecture Gurudeo emphasized importance of words and Pachkan.

    "Devanupriya, today is first day of new year. Some of you might have decided to follow some new things. How seriously you take it, you know  better than me. Today I will tell you two stories from our past that can give you value of commitment. One is from Bhagwati    Sutra 14/08 and another from recent past from Dhar/Ujjain (M.P.)      Ambad shrawk with his 700 disciple were moving from Kappilpur to Purimtaal. They have Pachkkhan of not taking anything without the permission. They were passing through bank of Ganga river. They 

were thirsty and looking for someone to permit them to drink water. So many days passed, nobody passed through that remote area. At last they took Santhara and competed life terms. All Shrawaks got next birth In "Bramageolog.''Just imagine their commitment and firm determination which preferred death over breaking the Pachkhan. Second incident was of a recent past from Ujjain/Dhar (M.P.).Then

there was a great Jain saint named Pujya Dharamdasji Maharasaab with deep Aagam study. In daily lecture, he informed devotees that soon they will watch a soul of a monk competing "Santhara. Anyhow that saint staying in Dhar changed mind and asked him to give up Pachkhan of Santara. Gurudeo walked away and reached Dhar to make him not to break the commitment but could not changed his disciple's mind.  Then Gurudeo took "Santaravrata himself to make his announcement true. He ended his life with grace. Salute for his value for Pachkan. He made own life's sacrifice to keep his words.

These incident were related to abnormal noble souls. Let us have a look inside of our soul. Do we care for Pachkahn or spoken words ?. Do we care to follow Pachkan in all circumstances .One should think twice before making a Pachkhan. Words and related actions must be

same. passage of time taken us from "Satjug to Kaliyug" making us smart. Smartness invented words like sorry and apology. With this the value of spoken words lost it's purity and sanity. In India around 70 to 80 years ago money lending was done on mortgage of a hair from moustache. Now even with all signed documents the borrower

refuse to accept in courts that he actually received loan.The outcome 

evident in form of break ups, quarrels and litigations. As followers of great soul Mahaveerswami, let us follow his principle "Mrushavad"

avoidance to the core by bottom of heart. If ever you face situation to

break Pachkhan , commitment just remember in which circumstance Mahaveerswami completed his most difficult Abhigraha".Mind well

we take Pachkhan by saying "Karemi Bhante "---by saying this we make "Arihant Bhagwan as witness to our words. Breaking such words  cannot be justified by any means" Gurudeo concluded.

JAIJINENDRA-------------!!!--------JAI MAHAVEER-----------!!!.