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DASA-DHARMA
Sun
Acharya Shree Umaswami in his Tattwarth Sutra has enumerated the ten supreme virtues known as Dasa-Dharma. They are :
Supreme (1) Forgiveness (2) Humility (3) Straightforwardness (4) Truthfulness (5) Purity (6) Self-control (7) Austerity (8) Renunuciation (9) Non-attachment and ( 10 ) Celibacy. They constitute the essence of religion.
These ten virtues are intended to regulate the activities of mind, thought and action. Their practice or observance enables the Sadhaka to eliminate all evil thoughts and prevents him from various types of harmful action.
The Acharya has taken care to see that religion becomes a way of life with a clear theology and metaphysics at the back of it, so that the scientific foundation based on Atma Tattava and consequent spiritual outlook is not lost sight of.
May the Sadhaka evolve himself as a great spiritual personality through moral and virtuous practices without any desire for worldly gains, so that by this process of self-legislation and self-conquest, he may eventually attain complete emancipation !
JAY MAHAVIR
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