Essence of Jainism

Author(s): Jyoti Prasad Jain
Publisher: Shuchita Publication Varanasi

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5. Venerable is he who vieweth all creatures as his own self and seeth them all alike,
6. He who looketh on creatures, high and small, of the earth, as his own self, comprehendeth this immense universe.
7. To do harm to others is to do harm to oneself. Thou art he whom thou intendest to kill. Thou art he whom thou intendest to tyrannise over.
8. Greater is the victory of one who conquereth his own self, than of him who conquereth thousands and thousands formidable foes in a valiant fight. Fight with thyself, why fight with foes external ? Happy is he who conquereth his self by his self.
9. Anger, conceit, deceit and avarice are the four evils that defile the soul. By calmness is anger overcome, by humility conceit, by straightness deceit, and by contentment avarice.
10. All the creatures of the earth look for happiness outside themselves, but true
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