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Jaina Acāra : Siddhanta aura Svarūpa
235 (6) Krodhanigraha rūpaksama-It is to control anger and encourage willingness to forgive. Anger causes loss of intellect and the tendency to accuse others. It is a mixture of demerits, which does not let one do the right.
(7) Lobhavijaya-It is to be free from avarice. In anger malice works behind but in greed the predominant factor is attachment. This is a common sight that clouds conceal the sunlight, likewise greed dims discrimination. To be rid of greed one should reflect on the transitoriness of all worldly objects. Attachment to persons is still more binding but who does not know that man is prone to disfiguring diseases.
(8) Bhayamukti-Whersas avarice is sweetened poison,fear is bitter in taste. Fear blunts the edge of intellect and stunts discrimination.
Seven types of fear have been given in 'Sthānānga' as under :(1) Fear of this world. (2) Fear of the next world. (3) Fear of the suitability or otherwise of receiving things. (4) Sudden fear. (5) Fear of different feelings. (6) Fear of death (7) Fear of infamy
Cheerfulness is the key to happiness. A man's face should be like a blooming flower. It is the laughing eyes of a good man. Those next to them laugh heartily and the worst men indulge in horse- laugh: Their peals of laughter reverberate. It is the amusement of the uncultured. It is simply boorishness. A Rajasthāni proverb says that cough is the root cause of many diseases. likewise jesting is the root cause of squabbles. Loud laughter destroys merits and a person indulging in it is mistaken as insane. Such people can never be serious. They very often act as buffoons to amuse others. At times they laugh at others which hurts them.
Wit and humour are two different things. Wit is sparkling, it hurts none. A satire is worse than a thousand abuses because it is biting. A single waggery may be as bad as a hundred abuses.
Witty humour is to be enjoyed. A true humorist laughs at himself and seldom laughs at others. Crude joking and jesting is no good. It demeans life. A morose life is still worse. The ideal life is cheerful, interspersed with humour as “Rasa' to be relished.
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