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An accomplisher of Non-violence must forsake the gross form of killing (hurting)-which will mean he will not in any way hit other's good for his self-good. When from the point of Equilibrium he will commence accomplishment, then the clash of self-interest will decidedly be less. For the protection of self-interest, if he has to undertake unavoidable violence, still he should express regret for such an act and create the noble feeling of sacrificing his own interest for other's good, so that one day he may be able to adopt the vow of complete non-Killing.
Second Maxim-Abstain from False Behaviour (Conduct): Not to tender false evidence, and also not to speak lie for female, male, cattle etc, and not behave falsely in any way.
Lie greatly contributes to the expansion of incongruities. False-hood alone converts even factors into uneven ones. The stick (support) of Equanimity is truth whereas falsehood enhances the pungency of incongruity at every phase. The meaning of abandoning false behaviour is to struggle against the varied forms of incongruities and offer co-operation in spreading the equanimous feeling by right behaviour.
Third Maxim-Away from Theft and Embezzlement :
Not to steel a thing by lock opening, application of key or house breaking. Not to commit breach of trust and keep away from all modes of theft. In the present age the vow of non-stealing should be deeply observed. A devotee of Equanimity should always be away from all the gross methods of stealing, but with it he should also understand the significance of commiting breach of trust. This is conn
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