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mental tensions. According to Lord Mahavira, to remain attached to sensuous objects is to remain in the whiri. Says he: "Misery is gone in the case of a man who has no delusion, while delusion is gone in the case of man who has no desire; desire is gone in the case of a man who has no greed, while greed is gone in the case of a man who has no attachment." The efforts made to satisfy the human desires through material objects can be likened to the chopping off of the branches while watering the roots. Thus we can conclude that the lust for and the attachment towards the objects of worldly pleasure is the sole cause of human suffering.
If mankind is to be freed from mental tensions, it is necessary to grow a detached outlook in life. Jainism believes that the lesser will be the attachment the greater will be the mental peace. It is only when attachment is vanished, the human mind will be free from mental tensions and emotional disorders.
Non-violence as a Means to Establish Peace
Tranquility is a personal inner experience of peace. When it is applied in the social life or is practised outwardly, it becomes non-violence. Non-violence is a social or outer experience of this inner peace. In acaranga, Lord Mahavira
remarks
"The worthy men of the past, present and the future will say thus, speak thus, declare thus, explain thus; all breathing
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