Jain Spirit 2003 10 No 16

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

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FAMILY VALUES
QUOTES & QUIPS
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QUOTES & QUIPS
It is better to control myself by self- restraint and austerity instead of being enslaved and subjugated by others. Uttaradhyayana Sutra 1.16
Without character, human birth is futile. Sila Pahuda 19
Even limited knowledge of the scriptures is beneficial to a person whose inner eye has opened just as the light of just one lamp is sufficient to show the path to a person whose eyes are open. Avasyaka Niryukti 98
A person having right faith is one who knows what is to be relinquished and what is to be accomplished. Sutra Pahuda 5
By knowledge one understands the nature of substances, by faith one believes in them, by conduct one puts an end to the flow of karmas and by austerity one attains purity. Uttaradhyayana Sutra 28.35
Humility is the basis of righteousness. Dasavaikalika Sutra 9.2.2
Essentially the soul is righteousness itself. Darsana Pahuda 20
The basis of righteousness (dharma) is faith. Darsana Pahuda 2
He who does not endeavor to tread the path of righteousness in this birth, repents at the time of death. Avasyaka Niryukti 837
I have heard and experienced that bondage and liberation are within your self. Acharanga Sutra 1.5.2.36
Knowledge is of five kinds: Scriptural (srut-jnan). Knowledge derived from through mind and common sense (Matijnan), Clairvoyance (Avadhi-jnan), Telepathy (Manah-paryaya-jnan), Omniscience (Keval-jnan). Uttaradhyayana Sutra 28.4
Just as a fetter whether made of iron or gold binds a person so karma be it auspicious or inauspicious binds the soul. Samaya Sara 146
In the absence of the soul, knowledge is non-existent and in the absence of knowledge, the soul is insubstantial. Niyama Sara 171
Perfect meditation is attained through knowledge and by meditation all karmas are annihilated. By annihilating the karmas, a person becomes liberated. Hence, one should be engaged constantly in the acquisition of knowledge. Rayana Sara 138
There are no qualities without a One who aspires for merit (punya) substance and no substance without aspires for worldly well being in this any quality. mundane world; because merit can Pancastikaya 13 ensure only a higher state of existence and it is the cessation of merits (punya | All persons who are ignorant of the karma) that leads to liberation.
truth suffer misery. They remain Dvadasanupreksa 410
forever entangled in the endless cycle
of worldly existence. A person who renounces the worldly Uttaradhyayana Sutra 6.1 pleasures, although he is capable of enjoying them, destroys a great heap of Intense anger, which lasts forever like karmas, which ultimately yield the fruit a deep crack on a rock, drags the soul of emancipation.
to hellish existence. Bhagvati Sutra 7.149
Sthananga Sutra 4.2
According to the teachings of Jina, knowledge is that which helps to understand the truth, controls the mind and purifies the soul. Mulacara 585
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