JAINA Convention 1999 07 Philadelphia

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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SAMARPAN
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Thus Spoke Lord Mahavir
(Excerpts from the sacred books of Jainism)
➤ Live and let live. Love all. Serve all.
➤ Where there is love there is life. Violence is suicide.
All living beings long to live. No one wants to die.
Have compassion towards all living beings. Hatred leads to destruction.
Silence and self-control together form non-violence.
Just as you and I dislike pain, so all other beings dislike pain.
➤ A wise person does not kill, nor cause others to kill, nor consent to the killings by others.
Non-violence is the highest religion.
Respect for all living beings is non-violence.
Human beings are miserable because of their own ignorance. They themselves can be
happy by acquiring proper knowledge.
The greatest mistake of a soul is non-recognition of its real self, which can only be corrected by recognizing itself.
Every soul is in itself absolutely omniscient and blissful. The bliss does not come from outside.
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➤ All souls are alike and potentially divine. None is superior or inferior.
There is no separate existence of God. Everybody can attain God-hood by making supreme efforts in the right direction.
Know thyself, recognize thyself, be immersed by thyself you will attain God-hood.
➤ God is neither the creator nor the destroyer of the universe. He is merely a silent observer and Omniscient.
One who, even after knowing the whole universe, can remain unaffected and unattached is God.
> Every soul is independent. None depends on another.
Conquer yourself. Why fight with external foes? One who conquers self through self, will obtain happiness.
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