Jainism For Beginners Level 02

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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living values COMPASSION
& friendship
COMPASSION
when one is willing to help all living beings irrespective of who they are and without any reservation.
If we lack compassion we indulge in various acts that lead to bad karma.
Feeling of compassion (Karuna) is what we should feel upon witnessing the miseries of all living beings.
LIVING VALUES COMPASSION & FRIENDSHIP
When we see animals and people suffering from pain and misery we should try to help them in whatever way we can.
We can help the suffering of others in many different ways. We should give food to those who are hungry, money for their basic necessities, heal their mental anguish with soft calming words, and give medicine to help their physical suffering. We can help others by being compassionate. The greatest form of compassion (Karuna) reveals itself
When these bad Karma mature we suffer from mental, physical and emotional ailments: diseases, insults and cruelty. The degree of compassion depends upon a person's progress on the path of spiritual development. We have several incidences where great people have sacrificed the most valued things in their lives to alleviate the suffering and pain of the smallest living beings. There is an incident from the life of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. One day he was walking from Banaras to Dadapur. It was a rainy day and the roads were flooded. One bullock-cart
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