Mahavira Life and Philosophy

Author(s): Sumeruchand Diwakar Shastri
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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The Lord said "you should carefully moves carefully stand, carefully sit, carefully lie down, carefully eat, carefully speak, thus you will not contact sin".
This clearly ’ndicates that in all walks of life one should not be indolent or sluggard, but he should vigilantly act in such a way that the golden principle of pon-injury and universal love may not be violated unnecessarily. In the light of this sublime ideal, the aspirant is ordained to take only vegetarian djet during the day time, for in the night. innumerable insects are killed along with the meals. Due to the absence of suá-light small insects are born. He should not drink unfiltered water, which contains small insects; hence the devotee of Ahinsa is advised to drink water filtered through cloth. This ordinance is now corroborated by science, Through such code of conduet the ideal of universal Stotherhood is translated into action. It does not rögtältt a mere talk. The life of compassion must be adorned with control over sen ses. The fickle 'senses distract and disturb the tranquillity of mind and the purity of heart. This
This sense control should be followed by renunciation. All workdiy belongings includiig the apparel must be abandoned; otherwise the wind or attachment will definitely disturb remity of