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Tulsa Jain Sangh Pratishtha Mahotsav 2004
THE ETERNAL LAW
Thus say all the Lords and Conquerors, whether past, present, or to come. Thus they speak, thus they declare, thus they proclaim in unison: all
things breathing, all things existing, all things living, all beings whatever, should not be slain nor treated with violence, nor insulted, nor tortured, nor driven away. This is the pure, unchanging, Eternal Law, which the wise ones, who understand this world, have declared: among the earnest and the non-earnest, among the loyal and the notloyal, among the cruel and the not-cruel, among those who are weak and those who are not, among those who delight in worldly ties and those who do not: that is the Truth,
that is reality, that is proclaimed in this system. Having adopted this Law, one should never hide or forsake it. Correctly understanding this Law, one should be neutral to what one perceives, and not seek worldly ends... what is declared here has been seen, heard, acknowledged, and understood. Those who give way, and indulge in pleasure, are born over and over again. Recognize that the careless are without any hope of Liberation. But be vigilant day and night, strive steadfastly always with ready vision,
and you, in the end, will conquer.
Acharanga Sutra 1:4:1
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