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. 11 not to harm or hurt any living beings by words, deeds or feeling big or small, during. their whole of life. They do not afflict. even earthlives; do not use unboiled water, do not take the aid of fire even in the. coldest of weather, do not make use of fan. for breeze and do not touch even green.. vegetables. His non-violence or Ahimsa is. baffling to many a inquisitive mind but it.
is being practised. day and night. (ii) The second vow is the vow of truth (Satya).
By this vow they are ordained to abandon. falsehood in any form and for all times.They have to observe this vow in mind,. words and deeds and they are enjoined to speak not only what is true but also that:
which is sweet and wholesome. (iii) The third vow (Asteya) is the vow of non
. stealing in entirety for ever. This also they have to observe in feeling, words and deeds. By this they are enjoined not to take even: a very small thing without previously
'obtaining the permission of its owner. (iv) The fourth vow is the vow of celibacy
(Brahmacharya ). This vow consists in the abandonment of sexual relations in every
