$JES 203 First Step of Jainism Level 2 Book

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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LIFE OF BHAGAWAN MAHAVIR
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3.5 Preachings
All Souls are alike and potentially divine. None is Superior or Inferior.
Every soul is in itself absolutely omniscient and bliss
ful. The bliss does not come from outside, but comes from within.
God is neither the creator nor the destroyer of the universe. He is merely a silent observer and omniscient. Live and help others live. Love all. Serve all.
All living beings long to live. No one wants to die. Where there is Love there is Life. Violence is Suicide. Just as I dislike pain, so do all other beings dislike pain. A wise person does not kill, nor causes others to kill, nor consents to the killing by others.
Whatever you wish for yourself, wish the same for others. Attachment and aversion are seeds of Karma, and karma is the source of misery.
Knowledge without right conduct, accepting vows without right faith and knowledge, and performing austerities without self-control are all futile.
Just as millions of lamps are of no use to a blind person, study of numerous scriptures does not do any good to a person without proper conduct.
THE FIRST STEP OF JAINISM