Jain Journal 1977 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JAIN JOURNAL
Fly whisks, lion-throne, halo and celestial singing, Umbrella, divine flowers and celestial drum beating. When He moved, He would move in dual existence, In the body and in the body-transcedence. As well, the Lord in His Omniscience Would speak as in all mother tongues of His audience.
The Lord said, “... O, the flow of the living soul. Heed ye, non-violence is the living goal, Only non-violence will set ye free From self-willed misery. O, cobra sting of anger, pride, deceit and greed, Violence, O, the suicidal deed ! For to injure by thoughts, words or deeds More than the victim, the doer bleeds For evil effects from evil actions Follow the soul on its body migrations. ---Do ye not fear death because ye fear rebirth Will repay in kind thy violence to this earth? Truly, ye speed the soul journey by compassion For thereby ye sin not, and ye gain soul perception. Yes, ye may be pleased at the certainty Of the enlightened self-interest of mercy. Only mercy to all living beings Will shower ye with spiritual blessings, All the while ye understand, ye merciful, That every living form has a soul. O, heed ye the vow of non-violence And to no living being give ye offence."
Now the Lord began His righteous mission Foretold for His ninth incarnation, To restate the Jaina unity To many a diverse community, Soul-stone through celestial, Wide asunder yet all craving survival.
Enlightened Teacher Spoke always to the level of the listener : -To a pious householder, four moral rules For workaday spiritual tools, “Friendliness with all living things, Delight in meritorious beings,