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2. Man
On the Crossing of the World
Man is standing on the crossing of the world. He can go. wherever he chooses. He can become whatever he likes. He who chooses to retain his human dignity and sense of duty will go to heaven and get liberation. He who falls below the plane of humanity will go to hell and become an animal in the life to come.
Animal, Man, God and Supreme God
He who is a slave of his passions is an animal. He: who is striving to conquer his passions is man. He who has largely conquered his passions is a god. And he who. has completely conquered his passions for ever is the God of gods. He is the supreme God. He is the conqueror of the world.
Man is God
According to the philosophy of Lord Mahavira every man. is a God, the enlightened one, the omniscient, the conqueror of the 'self.' All he has to do is to know himself, mend himself, cleanse himself and make himself perfect.
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