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Timeless Message of Bhagwan Mahavira unprecedented proliferation of violent tendencies caused by man's instinct of possessiveness. It is this instinct which has rendered human beings inhuman and violent. True happiness lies in "The less I have, the more I am", but who listens ? The principle of aparigraha (non-possessiveness) advocated by Mahavira appealed to Mahatma Gandhi so much that he thought of the principle of trusteeship. “You are just a trustee”, he said, "of what extra you have; you are a protector of that extra and you have to distribute it fairly among the people to whom it rightfully belongs."
Follow the five yama, says Mahavira. Just as fire burns everything, allow your desires to be burnt and follow some ideals and principles and you are sure to taste the fruit of happiness.
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