Jainism For Beginners Level 02

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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Awise person does not kill, nor causes others to kill, nor consents to the killing by others.
Whatever you wish for yourself, wish the same for others.
and decked and adorned him with a crown and other ornaments. He was carried in a palanquin and millions joined the procession to pay their last homage to the great saint. There was solemn music accompanied on musical instruments. The palanquin was placed on a pyre of fragrant sandalwood. The prayers were offered and the fire was lit.. Later, perfumed water was sprinkled to extinguish the fire. After the final rites were over the gods carried the molars and the bones to heaven.
Attachment and aversion are seeds of Karma, and karma is the source of misery.
Knowledge without right conduct, accepting vows without right faith and knowledge, and performing austerities wihtout self-control are full futile.
PREACHINGS
Just as millions of lamps are of no use to a blind person, study of numerous soriptures does not do any good to a person without proper conduct.
All Souls are alike and potentially divine. None is Superior or Inferior. Every soul is in itself absolutely omniscient and blissful. The bliss does not come from outside, but comes from within.
LIFE OF BHAGWAN MAHAVIR
God is neither the creator nor the destroyer of the universe. He is merely a silent observer and omniscient.
Live and help others live. Love all. Serve all.
"My strength comes from my prayer,
I can do without food for many days
but I cannot do without prayer even for a single day"
- MR. Gandhi. For Bapu prayer was not a mechanical parrot like process but
an extraordinary opportunity for selfpurification and soul
refinement.
All living beings long to live. No one wants to die.
Where there is Love there is Life. Voilence is Suicide.
Just as I dislike pain, so do all other beings dislike pain.