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delusion and attachment means is that by overcoming them we have to develop our qualities of mercy and generosity fully and make them all pervading. Therefore, from the virtues mixed with vices, it is the vices and not the virtues that should be discarded. When the virtues manifest themselves the flaws automatically weaken and separate. Therefore, the object of saying that the flawed virtues are not acceptable is that the flaws must be fully discarded and the virtues must be given fullest expression and not otherwise. It does not mean that we may discard the partially expressed virtues also along with the flaws, that we must not serve the family and the neighbours, etc.,. When the partially expressed virtues are discarded they make way for more flaws and delusion and attachment only increase. This is harmful and no aspirant would want that to happen to himself. What is meant here is that it is a mistake to say that out of kindness mixed with delusion, the quality of kindness is also abandonable.
The expression of the qualities, like love, mildness, friendship, simplicity, generosity, kindness, mercy, etc., that constitute positive non-violence does not come about due to the fruition of any earlier bonded karma. On the other hand they are expressed due to the destruction cum subsidence of passions such as anger, pride, guile greed and delusion. Therefore, the qualities of mercy, kindness, compassion, etc., are not fruitional volitional dispositions but inherent natural ones. It is not possible to transcend the basic nature; therefore, it is not at all possible to discard the qualities of mercy, kindness, compassion, etc., Only the flaws of delusion, attachment-aversion, etc., can be discarded. Therefore, out of mercy mixed with delusion, it is the flaw of delusion that is abandonable.
It is the rule that as the flaw of delusion gets reduced, the dependence on sensory pleasures, selfishness and inertness also reduces and eventually disappears, which gives rise to the increased expression of the qualities of generosity, compassion, sensitivity, consciousness, etc.,. As opposed to this, discarding mercy, kindness, compassion, generosity, etc., results in the increased manifestation of the flaws like
Positive Non-Violence
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| SR No. | 006917 |
| Book Title | Positive Non Violence |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Kanhaiyalal Lodha, Dalpatsingh Baya |
| Publisher | Prakrit Bharti Academy |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 344 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 5 MB |