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God? How can you see light unless you have some light in your eyes? How can you love others without having some in your self? The mind is nothing but atoms and molecules, an accumulation of thoughts, an unbroken series of desires. With that mind will you be able to see God? So Mahavira said, “Work inside and that you will become."
Thus the first principle, Ahimsa or reverence for life, has penetrated all Indian philosophies. The three main Indian teachings are Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, like the three beautiful rivers of India, the Ganga, Jamna and Saraswati. Because of these three rivers, the soil is rich and pulsating with life. So there is not any absolute compartment of Jainism, Buddhism, or Hinduism. Sometimes they are sweetly mingled with each other, and they join together at the ocean. But each has its own pathway or direction to reach the ocean of consciousness. Jainism emphasizes non-violence and reverence for all life. War is not the answer for anything in the World. Even Mahatma Gandhi practiced this principle in his political movement to free India, and he proved that this weapon of non-violence is the greatest weapon-it made all the military weapons outdated and obsolete. With this weapon, India became free from the tyranny of colonialism. This Ahimsa is the answer for today. Buddhism comes in the form of karuna or compassion It is also found in Hinduism.
Jainism is a way of living and thinking, and so I hesitate to call it a religion. But if we look at the original
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