Glory Of Jainism

SR No.: 269278
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Total Pages: 39
Language: English
Classification: Article
File Size: 6 MB

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- 24 - the feeling and pain is not felt by us, because of the total absnece of our sensitive power. Therefore, knowledge is subjected to sufferings and enjoyments; life is nothing but a function of knowledge. Hence we must be always careful , and cautious by abstaining our se lves from causing any injury or harm to the consciousness of living beings. This world is full of life and living substances pervade through the entire universe without le aving any vacuum or space event in a minutest part of the universe. Even the tiniest living being like the microbes, bacillis, micro organisms, euphemeral . germs, insects, beasts, birds and human beings, and the biggest living creature like thw whale and the elephant cannot preserve their existence of mundane 111e without being harmed each other by violent deeds and the outcome of the degree of those unpleasant and undesirable happenings in all life are entirely due to those violent actions of harming each other. Therefore, the path of ORARIOAP emancipation from all sufferings has been discovered by our great saints and sages. The highest stage of the soul is only when it exists in eternal bliss, because the soul after the elimination of all karmic matter through its own effort has reached its original supreme stage of freedom from harmlessness and non-injury to any living creature existing in the Cosmic Order. On the basis of this eternal truth, the holy scriptures declare 'so long thou shalt not refrain thyself from causing pain and troubles to thy fellow creatures, thou needs not dream to be emancipated from the appalling danger of the same'. Therefore, if we want to redeem ourselves from all our pains and troubles, we must earnestly strive for emancipating our soul from this mundane existence and for that purpose, we must have Right