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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandiri
Real violence occurs when killing takes place on account of the absence of feelings of friendliness. The sin of killing surely is incurred even if you did not succeed in your intention to kill and the victim escaped unhurt. An ideal of killing is enough for incurring the sin of violence, although one could not carry out the killing due to physical inability. Because evil resolves stick to your soul and destroys its purity. This is called the violence of thought. The other two types are swarupa hinsa and anubandha hinsa. Swarup hinsa is violence that causes death or pain to creatures. Finally, you incur the sin of violence if you do not attempt to protect innocent creatures by saving their lives. Truth
Truth is everywhere. Anything devoid of truth is worthless, useless, ghee is the truth of milk. heat is the truth of the fire, light is the truth of the sun, oil is the truth of the seed and fragrance is the truth of the flower
The upanishads say, " Truth is Brahma." The grammarians )lay down that which remain the same in all the three Kal is true and its presence is the truth.
Religious differ but their truth is one. The thought for the good of all beings is a mental truth. A non-injurious,discriminating speech is truth. Not to indulge in an activity that harms another is a truth of body. King Harishchandra, queen Taramati and prince Rohit underwent painful experiences for
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