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आत्मवत् सर्वभूतेषु सुखदुःखे प्रियाप्रिये । चिंतयन्नात्मनोऽनिष्टां हिंसामन्यस्य नाचरेत् ॥
ātmavat sarva bhūteșu sukhaduḥkhe priyāpriye chintayannātmano'niștām himsāmanyasya nācharet
Jain Yogaśhāstra, Hemchandrāchārya
All living beings are souls, alive and conscious, just like me. As I like to be happy and do not like to be in pain, in the same way, all beings like to be happy and do not like to be in pain.
By keeping this insight
at the core of my being, I will not cause any harm, pain or loss of life to any living being.
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