Spiritual Quotes On birth

One should learn to know one’s own Self. And if one does not know that, then he should know dharmadhyan (auspicious contemplation, to not hurt anyone, to give happiness to others). If one does not know dharmadhyan, then he lost his human birth again. And one will not attain Moksha (liberation) if one does not know ‘that’ (i.e. to know one’s Self).

You should not be suspicious about anyone’s conduct, it is very dangerous. How can you see faults in women, when women have given births to great tirthankars? Why should you doubt them? When you do that, there is tremendous liability.

Illusion (maya) makes one take birth, illusion makes one get married and illusion also makes one die. But here the condition is that it is not the reign of illusion. It is your own reign. It cannot happen unless you wish for it. Illusion gives the result (effect) of what you had consented to in your past life.

To talk [negatively] about someone specific is considered slander. You need to have a general understanding about things. Slandering someone is a sign of going to a lower life form in the next birth.

For infinite lives, one has been wandering around, and once in a while, he will attain a human birth. But there his back will hurt. He will have created obstacles such that he will not be able to eat, even when he is served a plate full of food. This is how it is! So think before you take any steps (before you do anything).

Dwelling in the non-Self (paudgalik ramanata) leads to rebirth, while dwelling in the Self (Atma ramanata) leads to liberation (moksha), within one or two lifetimes.

To whom does the cycle of birth and death apply? To the Self or to the body? This cycle of birth and death applies only to the ego. The cycle of birth and death is supported by the ego. The moment the cycle of birth and death becomes supportless, it [the relative self] falls over. The one whose ego has exhausted, his cycle of birth and death has ceased!