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Trimantra
change the language! It has come out of Lord Mahavir’s mouth
and when he speaks the atoms (parmanus) are so precisely
arranged that people are awestruck upon hearing him. Ordinarily
when people recite this Navkar, they can barely hear it themselves
and consequently the benefits they reap are significantly minimized.
They do not hear the benefit! The full benefit is acquired when
all the five sense are able to ‘hear’ the mantra. The eyes would
see it, the ears would hear it, and the nose would smell it…
Questioner : You have said something extremely important.
Dadashri : Yes, when they utter the Navkar mantra,
their ears cannot hear it, and all the senses remain deprived and
hungry, only the tongue moves around in the mouth, so what
kind of benefit will it give? It is only when all the five senses
become content; one can say that the Navkar mantra is fruitful.
When you say it, your ears should be able to hear, your nose
should be able to smell, at that moment, even the skin should
be able to feel it through its tactile sense. All this is required and
necessary. That is why I ask you to recite it loudly.
Sadhu : Worldly Versus True
The sadhus we refer to are those who do sadhana (striving,
self-discipline; rituals etc) to achieve the Soul, not the ones
whose sadhana is aimed for attainment of worldly things, for
gratification of tastes, for fame and prestige. These sadhana are
different and the sadhana for the Soul is different. I bow down
to such sadhus. The sadhana for the Soul does not include any
sadhana for worldly things. Those who strive for worldly things
are not sadhus. Amongst all the sadhus there are in India, perhaps
maybe one or so would qualify for this status. No such sadhu
exists on this earth, they c an be found elsewhere in the universe.
It is to them that our namaskar reaches and that is why we get
benefits. This universe extends beyond the parameters man has
given it; it is very vast. Therefore I bow down to all the sadhus
wherever they may be.