Ahimsa the Ultimate Winner

Author(s): N P Jain
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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Cheryl Bhagwati feels that Jain philosophy has served to satisfy the hunger for spiritual growth and meditation, and occasional fasting and abstinence has given her a feeling of 'spiritual prosperity', a feeling of 'staying awake' with recharged soul energy and “extended awareness”.
Negotiating between controlling material desires and seeking solace in growing detachment, Bruce finds the soothing effect of Jain philosophy, which is developing in his heart and soul “Joy of inner balance” and “the feeling of self-reliance”. Devki Graf is deeply inspired in spiritual motivation by what Mahavir told his pupil Indrabhooti:
दुक्खं हयं जस्स न होइ मोहो, मोहो हओ जस्स न होइ तण्हा । तण्हा हया जस्स न होइ लोहा, लोहो हओ जस्स न किंचणाई ॥
One who has conquered unhappiness Gains freedom from attachment One who has conquered attachment Gains freedom from desires One who has conquered desires Becomes full of equanimity
Steven from Canada writes:
"Wake up, wake up. Cut through your proud ego-self to the gentle Jain spirit in you that know no arrogance, condemnation, revenge or punishment. It carries the mighty power of all inclusive compassion and kindness”.
It is amazing how such foreigners have embraced Jainism as a way of life in terms of Vegetarian diet, meditation discipline, and vital grasp of the need to attain self-control and self-restraint and study of Jain scriptures to revitalize their soul energy.
Quite apart from creating a “Wave of Bliss” at individual level, Jain philosophy is being globally recognized for its wider universal
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