Jain Center Minnesota MN 2007 07 Pratishtha

Author(s): Jain Center Minnesota USA
Publisher: USA Jain Center Minnesota

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Teachings of Mahavir
• Each soul is independent. None depend on another.
• All souls are equal. None is superior or inferior.
• Each soul has in it infinite knowledge and bliss. Happiness does not come from outside.
Not only soul, but every object of the universe also, is subject to change by itself, without any external interference.
• Each soul is unhappy due to its own mistakes and may be happy on rectifying the mistake.
• The greatest mistake lies in not knowing one's self, and to know one's own true nature is the rectification of the mistake.
God is not separate entity; through right effort every soul may become a God.
• Know thyself, recognize thyself, penetrate into thyself and be a God.
• God is not a creator-protector of the universe; he only knows and sees the whole
universe.
• He who after knowing the entire universe may remain detached or who without being involved in it knows the universe is a God.
urce: Hukam Chand Bharil, Tirthankar Mahavir and his Sarvodaya Truth, Published by Pandit Todarmal Smarak Trust, Jaipur.
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