Ashoknagar, 9 December (Hindustan Reporter). If there is no feeling of friendship from within then there is no point in showing off from outside, it is a very small matter, even today if we make friendship then with whom should we do it, unless your mind is calm you will not understand anything. Muni Shri 108 Aditya Sagar Ji Maharaj said this in his sermons on Monday in the premises of the Jain temple located in Subhash Ganj.
Muni Shri said that both friends and friendship are necessary in life but not without examination, friendship with the wrong person can spoil the whole life and friendship with the right person can take life to new heights. You find many friends in this world but you will never find a better friend than Guru and God in this world. There is a lot of difference between going to someone’s house and going to someone’s heart, you can go from someone’s house and come back but coming back from someone’s heart closes the doors forever, in comparison to many people you are less. Connect with people but connect with good people.
He said that instead of 10 gold rings, you can wear one diamond ring, that is enough because instead of 100 bad friends, one good friend is worth 100. Connect with good people instead of many, but connect only those with whom you want to connect and after that when you make relationships, trust them blindly. Life is short, you have to live like this. We do whatever we like, but keep in mind that it should not be harmful for others and should not be harmful for ourselves, explaining the same thing to someone again and again is a matter of ignorance, therefore whatever the matter, explain it only as much as it is in front of you. One should understand that this is the specialty of a wise person. Not only listening, but also learning to understand deeply.
Who is the friend who takes us towards good and protects us from harm? He is the true friend. One would be a friendly enemy and the other would be an unfavorable friend. One will take you towards religious meditation and the other will take you away from religion. Muni Shri said that friends and friendship should help you and protect you from harm. Gutkha will not be taught by the priest of the temple, only some outside friend might have fed it. From this you can understand who is your good friend, a good person will never feed you Gutkha. Your father, your brother, they will never ask you about Gutkha because they are your good and true friends.