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therefore, explained the real form of truth to all who came under his influence. 1. His message of Truth produced a very deep effect upon the contemporary human society. The people examined their inner self, swept vices out of it, and realized the truth of the lives. -- "To search for vice I was anxious, But I found myself the most vicious.” Mahavira wanted nothing more than that. This being done, the feelings of hatred, and jealousy came to an end; barborous molestations disappeared; the practice of killing innocent, simple and dumb animals so useful to man, in the name of sacrifices, stopped instantly; mean traditions of caşte-system were forgotten; the Varnashrama Dharma (the respactive duties of the four main castes and the four main divisions of the society ) breathed a sigh of relief; common-brotherhood reigned supreme; peace came to every home; greed and avarice were strangled; men gave up worldly attachment and became introspective love for penance and renunciation increased in the world; and with balanced feelings, people entered into a new age.
The words of the Lord were saturated with love for all the loving beings; he wanted to raise all spiritually. He destroyed many hateful customs observed in the name of religion. He won over the hearts of the people by means of his purity of feelings and by his sweet words full of truth and meaning. He removed all their doubts clearly and seriously. Whenever his devotees tried to understand him, he became intoxicated with a super-natural intoxication. The strongest ties of his worldly love and attachment were loosened. His love of wealth, beauty, youth and fanie forsook
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