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That which subdues passions, leads to beatitude
and fosters friendliness is called knowledge.
Mahavira (Mulachara 5/71)
The unenlightened takes millions of lives
to extirpate the effects of karma, whereas a man
possessing spiritual knowledge and discipline
obliterates them in a single moment.
Mahavira (Bhagavati Aradhana, 10)
The nights that have departed will never return.
They have been wasted by those given to adharma (unrighteousness).
Mahavira (Uttaradhyayana, 14/25)
The nights that have departed will never return.
They are profitable for one who is given to dharma (righteousness).
Mahavira (Uttaradhyayana, 14/25)
Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will
never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their
observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct
and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
Mahavira (Samayasara, 153)
My soul characterised by knowledge and faith is alone eternal.
All other phases of my existence to which I am attached are
external occurrences that are transitory.
Mahavira (Niyamasara, 99)
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