Jainism Reader II Doosara Kadam

Author(s): Surbhi Sethi
Publisher: Maitree Samooh

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1. Himsa Injury Himsa is immoral practice that makes a person's character weak.
Injury is damaging or hurting others or causing
mental/emotional suffering to others.
Thinking of hurting others is injury by the action
of mind.
Hurting others physically
is injury by the action of body.
Mind
Body
Hurting others by use of bad/rude words is injury by speech.
Speech
I practice Ahimsa or compassion in all my actions. I do not hurt anyone and I love all.