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Teachings of Mahavira
• Each soul is independent. None depends on another.
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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 own self, and to know
one's own true nature is the rectification of that mistake.
God is not a 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 the 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.
Source: Hukam Chand Bharill, Tirthankar Mahaveer and his Sarvodaya Truth. Published by Pandit Todarmal Smarak Trust, Jaipur.
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