‘this is true and that is also true’.

“The world is a mystery, knowledge is limited, life is a journey of constant discoveries. One need not fear uncertainty and unpredictability. What we know is relative and constrained by the facts available to us at any given time. When we discover new facts we need to discover ourselves in a fresh manner. This is the way to keep our knowledge renew

Karma causes success or disappointment. Action performed without desire is dharma. Dharma is appreciation of what is. Dharma is to be at rest, at peace, contented and natural.

For every Jain devotee it is an essential practice to begin the day with the darshan of a holy person or sacred image in a temple. It must be done before breakfast, before work, before any form of activity, so that the spirit of the encounter can permeate the day and every activity.

I enjoy the work, too. For me it is meditation. Meditation is not just chanting mantras or sitting quietly in the lotus position and counting the breath. Sewing, cooking, washing, cleaning, every activity done with a sense of the sacred is meditation. Do you want to take away my meditation? When I am busy with my needle I am peaceful, everything is

Dharma is to be good rather than do good.

“Uma is also mother Saraswati, the benevolent and beautiful. She is gloriously riding a swan and playing music on the vina. Saraswati gives birth to imagination, poetry, music, arts, crafts, and the creativity of people and nature.

“Is there a way out of this karmic maze?” a disciple asked. Tulsi answered, “Yes there is. It is living in compassion, dharma. As karma captures, binds and holds our physical and mental interactions, dharma liberates us from all conditioning and all trappings. Dharma is the spiritual sustenance, and is the antidote to karma.

“Too many possessions take too much of your time,” Mother believed. “You have to clean them, look after them, use them, store them; if you are always busy with material things, when do you have time for reflection, meditation and service to the community?”