Bhagvana Mahavira

Author(s): Tulsi Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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Bhagavan Mahāvīra
4. The Sermon on celebacy :
Control of the sexual desire is the key to the control of all kinds of attachments. One who has crossed the ocean can easily cross the river. Celebacy is the Eternal Religion. In order to practise it* Control your speech. * Control your eyes. * Don't recall the past enjoyments. * Control your food habits.
Practise looking within the soul. Celebacy consists in penetrating into oneself, into the soul. 5. The sermon on non-possessiveness :
A covetous man creates enemies. Therefore don't put premium on possession. Non-attachment is the Eternal Religion. In order to practise it : * Don't be attached to sounds. * Don't be attached to beauty. * Don't be attached to fragrance. * Don't be attached to tastes. * Don't be attached to touch. Non-possessiveness consists in avoiding attachments and their causes. The rules of samiti and gupti are meant for the prāctice of ahimsa. 1. Irya Samiti-Walking in a disciplined way. 2. Bhāṣā Samiti---Speaking in a disciplined way. 3. Eșeņā Samiti--Accepting food in accordance with
the rules of begging, and eating food
in a disciplined way. 4. Adāna Niksepa Samiti—Using equipments and uten
sils in a disciplined way.