ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 04

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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Attachment and aversion are the seeds of karma, which is turn, originates from infatuation; Karma is the cause of birth and death, which are the cause of misery
If you wish to cross the terrible oceans of mundane existence, then O virtuous one! Quickly catch the boat of austerity and self-control.
One should practice with respect that all which produces detachment, one, who is detached, is verily emancipated; one who is attached wanders is mundane existence endlessly.
Asserting that body is different from soul; shake off attachment to body, which is the cause of suffering and root of misery.
Supreme forgiveness, humbleness, simplicity, truth, purity, self-control, austerity renunciation, nonpossessiveness, and celibacy are the ten ethico-spiritual qualities.
One has taken birth several times in high as well as low families; none is high and low. After knowing this, who shall be proud of his (high) caste?
One, who neither thinks crookedly, nor acts crookedly, nor speaks crookedly and nor does hide his faults, his conduct is simple and straight forward.
A saintly person, avoiding speech which may hurt others speaks what is beneficial to the self and others, observes truthfulness.
More the gain, more the greed; gain increases greed (for a greedy person) what could be achieved by two grams cannot be achieved by crores of grams.
Restraining the senses and passions, one who absorbs himself in meditation and self-study, he verily performs penance.
(A realized soul says) We possess nothing and live in bliss. Nothing is agreeable or disagreeable to us.
One who is free from delusion is free from misery, one who is free from desire is free delusion, one who is free from greed is free from desire and one who owns nothing is free from greed.
Just as women are to be avoided by celibate men, similarly men are to be avoided by celibate women.
Blessed are those who are not burnt by fire of sexual desire, which burns the forest of all the three worlds, enkindled is the tree of sensual pleasures and encompassing the grass of youthfulness.
The self does and undoes the pain and pleasure. Self, on right path, is the friend and self is enemy when on the wrong path.
Restrain your own self, why fight with others? One, conquering the self by self, progresses with ease.
Desist from one side and act on the other withdraw from licensciousness and adopt self-discipline.
Attachment and aversion are two such sins which lead one to sinful activities. A saintly person who controls these two does not wonder in the circle of mundane existence.
Anger kills love, pride destroys modesty, deceitfulness destroys friendship and greed annihilates all.
Overcome anger by calmness, pride by humbleness and deceitfulness by simplicity of heart and greed by contentment.
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