Jain Spirit 2003 03 No 14

Author(s): Jain Spirit UK
Publisher: UK Young Jains

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FAMILY VALUES
ME AND MY DAD KNOW EVERYTHING!
Fight with your own self. There's no point in fighting the external foes. Difficulty lies in conquering one's own self.
Acharanga Sutra 1.5.3.45-46
Essentially there is no difference between souls, be it the soul of an elephant or of an ant. Bhagwati Sutra 7.8
The soul is neither the body nor the mind, neither the speech nor their cause. It is also neither the doer, nor the cause of action, nor the approver of any action. Pravachan Sutra 2.68
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QUOTES & QUIPS
When the mind becomes stable like the water of a clear pond, then the reflection of the soul can be seen in it. Tattva Sara 41
Just as when the water becomes clearer, one is able to view the reflection with greater clarity. So when the self becomes inspired to know the reality, one starts acquiring knowledge with greater consistency. Avasyaka Niryukti 1169
As the light from crores of burning lamps are of no avail to a blind person, so also the study of numerous scriptures are of no use to a person who has no character.
Avasyaka Niryukti 98
OH YEAH? WELL TELL ME WHAT'S JAINISM ABOUT
Past Karmas will definitely catch you in the future. Sutrakrtanga Sutra 1.5.2.33
Once the seed is burnt, it does not sprout out again. So also the karmas once destroyed do not spring out back in the
form of birth and death. Dasasrutaskandha Sutra 5.7.15
None can escape the effect of their own past karmas. Uttaradhyayana Sutra 4.3
The ascetics being noble in thought and spirit cut the tree of transmigration with the axe of meditation. Bhava Pahuda
A wise person should reflect thus, "Mother, father, in-laws, siblings, spouses, children or relatives - none can rescue me from the afflictions caused by my own karmic deeds." Uttaradhyayana Sutra 6.3
In this entire world there is not a single
The real can never be destroyed and the space-point where this soul has not
unreal is never born. Panchastikaya 15
experienced birth and death. Bhagavati Sutra 12.7
QUOTES & QUIPS
ERM... I'LL HAVE TO ASK MUM ABOUT THAT!
None can carry another person's sorrows. Every being is born alone and dies alone.
Sutrakrtanga Sutra 2.1.13
I am one and alone. Nobody is mine nor do I belong to any body. Acharanga Sutra 1.8.6
I feel no pleasure in this transitory body, which I must leave sooner or
later and which is like a foam or a bubble.
Uttaradhyayana Sutra 19.14
The body is called the boat, the soul is the oarsman and the cycle of birth and death is the ocean which is crossed by the great sages. Uttaradhyayana Sutra 23.73
He who looks at straw and gold alike is said to be truly initiated. Bodha Pahuda 47
By adhering to the vows, even a householder can be pious. Uttaradhyayana Sutra 5.24
Ignorant is one who thinks that he makes others sad or happy. The wise do not reflect thus.
Samaya Sara 253
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