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words false and treacherous : this the dharma of the self-restrained,
He who for his comfort killeth creatures which move or move not or hurteth them or taketh what is not given and learneth not what is to be practised will suffer.
The wise should, therefore, consider the ways that lead to the cycles of birth, seek Truth and keep amity with all creatures.
Not to kill is the quintessence of all wisdom. For to look at all as one with himself is ahimsā. And this much ye should know.
Give no offence, therefore, to creatures, on, above or below the earth, whether
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
