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( Ahimsa, or the principle of non-injury) (By Alexander Gordon, Secretary, The Mahavir Brotherhood Cheshire England) 验总会笑?
This degrading custom of killing odied within the Jain obser- animals for the purpose of supplying s DeCEKEE CEE vance of the prin- foods for the peoples of Europe and ciple of Ahimsa is to be found the America, has gained such a hold over “Perfect Way" as to Diet for those the minds of the people generally, human beings who desire to possess that the claims of the sentient creahealthy bodies for fraternal service,
tures are not in any way entertained purified minds for right thinking,
in the Western World; but the Jains clean hearts for pure feeling, and
of India have for upwards of 2,000 rightly developed souls for noble
years recognised that the sympathy living.
between body, mind and soul, is too
great for the pollution of the one to The Jains of India, in practis
leave the other pure. This is the ing this humane method of obtain wonderful message from the East ing sustenance for the physical which is one of the foremost princibody, do not inculcate this non-flesh
ples of morality in Jainism; hence dietary from the economical or health
they have never needed a Society point of view, but base their teach
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, a Humanitarian League, or inge on the motto "Ahimsa Paramo
an Anti-Vivisection Society. These Dharmal" (non-injury to life is the
Jaina teachings are the outcome of highest virtue) which, in a very practical manner reveals their mercy,
the knowledge that all a man's evils
originate within himself and can justice and wisdom, to be found in operation by their most considerate
only be succesfully overcome within attitude towards all mundane living
his own kingdom of thought and de
the Jaina diettic beings
sire; consequently The act of killing an animal
habits have proved to be necessary for the sake of preparing its flesh for food, feeds the grosser passions,
if we wish to elevate the whole moral deadens the finer spiritual forces,
tone of a man, and this is the pracand consequently dulls the mind of
tical realisation of their beautiful the killer. The partaker of this doctrine
doctrine of Ahimsa. kind of food also hinders his own Thus, their freedom from stimulatspiritual evolution from the psycho. ing and passion feeding foods has logical fact that the animals magne- proved beyond all doubt that the tic conditions are transferred.
life to be lived in order to help for
