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Jainism and World Peace
"There is no use to memorise thousands of verses, which do not even teach a man to be non-violent".,
purisā jaṁ hantavvaṁ ti maṇṇasi tam tumameva ceva.
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-- Acārānga.
"Think that the one whom you are hurting is none else but yourself".
ahimsa savva-bhūya-hiyakārī! - Praṣnavyākaraṇa -1
"Ahimsa is a thing for universal benefit".
Ahimsa is a great truth. Ahiṁsā in practical life is nothing but the exercise of forgiveness, freindliness, tolerance, self control, fearlessness, etc., and to practice Ahimsa with determination in tackling the problems of life the various forms of Himsā like anger, lust, vanity, avarice, etc. are to be given up.
The practice of Ahimsa is possible only through the total destruction of egoism, possessiveness, selfishness and hankering after sensual pleasures. Getting rid of egoism is possible only through the achievement of selflessness, humility and a sense of non-retaliation against greatest or slightest provocation. Ahimsa is a bridge to cross the ocean of sufferings. Ahimsa could convert a foe into a friend and effect mutual understanding and reconciliation between two opposing parties and persons. This doctrine of Ahimsā has given a new turn to every sphere of humanexistence. It is the essential principle for promoting any kind of peace in any field of human activity-social, political and religious.
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Praşnavyakarana - 1
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