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In Search of the ultimate
Here I am, begging forgiveness for My guilt and guilty thoughts. I might have overlooked the need to be honourable and polite I might have spoken harmful words. I might have wrongfully tried to promote myself. I might have exhibited my smartness to show-off and sought unfair advantages. I might have done this unknowingly - You know this O Lord! I don't. Please forgive me for ignorant, selfish, self-centred behaviour.
TIKHKHUTTO A Sutra from Sthanakvasi Pratikraman. This is also known as GuruVandan sutra. Three times, with circular movements of my folded hands, starting from right side and bringing back on the same side, I bow down to you. I worship you, I honour you and I respect you. You are our welfare, you are our giver of bliss, you are our God and knowledge; I worship you o Lord! with my bowed head.
(Some quotations from Digambar scriptures ) One who leaves aside all forms of speech and gets rid of an atmosphere of attachment surrounding him and meditates upon his soul is the real observer of Pratikraman. One, who with the stability of mind avoids all wrongful activities is the real observer of Pratikraman, because he himself is the embodiment of Pratikraman. One who has completely renounced wrong belief, wrong knowledge and wrong conduct is the real observer of Pratikraman. If one has no faith with regard to the nature of reality, one does not attain Nirvana merely by studying scriptures. One without moral discipline also can not attain Nirvana.
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