Jainism For Beginners Level 02

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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consciousness to higher level. It also saves him from acquiring more sins if he would have used the same for his nourishment, comfort & pleasure.
Peaceful Death
SAMADHI
n the final days of life, a householder can
attain a peaceful death if he/she truly follows the above twelve vows. The peaceful death is characterized by non-attachment to worldly objects and by a suppression of passions at the time of death. The last thought should be of a calm renunciation of the body, and this thought should be present long before death supervenes,
CONCLUSION
y performing these twelve vows, a lay U D follower may live a righteous life and advance towards a fuller and more perfect life, and conquer desire. While earning wealth, supporting family, and taking up arms to protect himself, his famiiy, his country, against intruders, he is taught selfrestraint, love and enmity. On one hand, he is debarred from doing any harm to himself, to his family, to his country, or to humanity by reckless conduct. On the other hand, by giving up attachments he gradually prepares himself for the life of ascetics.
JAIN HOUSEHOLDERS (SHRAVAKS & SHRAVIKAS)
Unbreakable, · O lord,
As the love, That binds me
To you; Like a diamond,
It breaks the Hammer that
Strikes it.
If one goes deeper into the rules laid down, he will find that the practice of limiting the number of things to be kept or enjoyed eliminates the danger of concentration of wealth at one point, which will help to minimize poverty and crime in society. Thus limiting the desires of individuals, results in an ideal society.
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