Lesson- 08 -QUALITIES OF TRUE DIVINE SCRIPTURES AND SPIRITUAL TEACHERS

QUALITIES OF TRUE DIVINE

True divine: he who is free from all attachment & malice (Veetragi), has infinite knowledge (Sarvagya), gentle in speech (Hitopdeshi) and known as Arhant, Tirthankar or Jinendra.

TRUE SCRIPTURE: Which is preached by the Worthy Soul, written & taught by the spiritual teachers (preceptors) is the true scripture. It is pure and completely free from contradictions. It is also called JINVANI.

TRUE SPIRITUAL TEACHERS: Those who are free from all sensual desires, fully possessionless and nude, are the True Spiritual Teachers. They are also known as PRECEPTORS, SADHUS, SADGURU, TAPASVI etc.

I daily go to a Jain temple and have the darshan of the holy idol of Jinendra Dev. I also bow my head to respected Munis and Aryikas and now I promise to read the true scriptures also.

Q1) Who are present now-a-days out of the three - True Divine, True Scriptures and True Spiritual Teachers?

Q2) What is the reward of their worship?

Q3) How to bow before saints?