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Jain Values/Principles
Leshya
Leshya is State of Mind
Six men were on a trip. They got hungry and thirsty. They found a fruit tree and they wanted
fruits but they had different states of mind:
1. Let's cut the tree down to get the fruit
2.
Cut off a big branch
3.
Cut off a small branch
4.
Get the bunches of fruit
5.
6. Let's eat the fruits on the ground
Just pick the fruit that we need to eat
Different states of mind represents six types of Leshya. First leshya is the worst and sixth leshya is the best.
We should strive for best leshya like friend 6.
Six types of Leshays are represented by different colors:
1. Black-no compassion or mercy, cruel
2. Blue-greedy and cunning
3.
Brown- always sad and gloomy, depressed
4. Red-careful about their action and differentiates between good and bad; right doer
5. Yellow-kind, forgiving, loving, morally upright
6. White-noble and evolved, treat every soul as if it was their own, compassionate
Our state of mind/thoughts binds Karma to our Soul
Being a Jain 24/7-Journey Towards a Happy and Peaceful Life
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