Being Jain And Living Green

Author(s): Arvind Bobra, Amit Jain
Publisher: Arvind Bobra

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We Live in a Interconnected World
CHICAGO JULY 3-6, 2008
• Mahavir made the following profound statements: – "All life is bound together by mutual support and
interdependence. – "We harm and kill other lives because of our greed
and possessiveness" (Tattvartha Sutra) • Since all lives are interconnected one should realized
that if we harm ONE we harm ALL living beings and "Possession and possessiveness is the primary cause of all violence as well as imbalance in the environment"
July 4th, 2008
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