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________________ Just as women are to be avoided by celibate men, similarly men are to be avoided by celibate women. Blessed are those who are not burnt by fire of sexual desire, which burns the forest of all the three worlds, enkindled is the tree of sensual pleasures and encompassing the grass of youthfulness. The self does and undoes the pain and pleasure. Self, on right path, is the friend and self is enemy when on the wrong path. Restrain your own self, why fight with others? One, conquering the self by self, progresses with ease. Desist from one side and act on the other; withdraw from licensciousness and adopt selfdiscipline. Attachment and aversion are two such sins which lead one to sinful activities. A saintly person who controls these two does not wonder in the circle of mundane existence. Anger kills love, pride destroys modesty, deceitfulness destroys friendship and greed annihilates all. Overcome anger by calmness, pride by humbleness and deceitfulness by simplicity of heart and greed by contentment. Because of attachment, one kills, tells lie, commits theft, indulges in sex and entertains desire for unlimited possessiveness. The essence of wisdom is not to torture any body. Just know that non-violence consists in equanimity. A vigilant person is non-violent, all others are violent. STUDY NOTES version 5.0 Page 337 of 385
SR No.007712
Book TitleISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorInternational School for Jain Studies
PublisherInternational School for Jain Studies
Publication Year2012
Total Pages404
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size13 MB
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