Jainism

Author(s): Herbert Warren
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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to fall down by speaking a word, or any other wonderful thing, that therefore such person can make true statements with regard to life and spiritual truth. The fact is that rogues and rascals are able to do these wonderful things just as can good men (Akanksha).
JAINISM
(3) When, after having followed the religion for a length of time, suffering, illness, or losses come upon us and we blame the philosophy doubting its efficacy. The philosophy must not be blamed, but the cause of the suffering should be looked for in past actions (vitigichchha).
(4) Praise of any one who can be proved to be following wrong paths; butchers, Napoleon, etc. Or the feeling that the fakirs who do all manners of absurd things must be wonderful people with a true religion.
(5) Too much familiarity. The feeling that you cannot do without the person causes you to get into the wrong ways of life he may have.
These are given as examples of waverings from the right attitude. There are, of course, other possible ways.
SCALE OF LIVING BEINGS
The following is a scale of living beings, by which we can estimate our Position among them. And for those of us who have not yet reached the right attitude or fourth stage of development where soul outweighs matter, this scale is followed by three processes through which we must pass to get the right attitude, also by some thirtyfive rules of life which will prevent us from falling spiritually and will bring us to the right attitude.