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Medyati snihyatīti mitram, tasya bhāvaḥ samasta-satvavișayaḥ snehapariņāmo maitri ||
- Yogaśāstra Svo. Viva. 4.117. That is, - One who has a feeling of affection is a friend. Friendship is nothing but the affectionate feeling for all the creatures.
Mā kārşīt ko'pi pāpāni mā ca bhūtko'pi duḥkhitaḥ || Mucyatām jagadapyeșā matimaitrī nigadyate II
- Yogaśāstra, 4.118. That is, - The intellect that dwells on the themes like ‘none ought to sin', 'none should be miserable', 'everyone should liberate’ is said to be a friendly intellect.
Kāyavānmanobhiḥ kṛtakāritānumatairnyeşām kịcchrānutpattikānkṣā maitrītyuccate || - Tattvārthavrtti, 7.11.
That is, - One's desire that physically, mentally and verbally one should neither create any trouble nor have it created by others and nor should one approve of anyone else creating trouble for others is said to be friendship.
Comments - A friend does not want to see his friends in trouble. Hence, anyone endowed with a friendly feeling for others would not like to see others in trouble ever. Therefore, one who has a feeling of universal friendship would not like to see any creature at all in trouble ever. He would wish to see everyone ever happy. He would not desert anyone in trouble and engages himself in trying to mitigate his trouble. This is, then, the true grain of universal friendly feeling.
Tahim tahim suyakkhāyam, se ya sacce suyāhiye | Sadā sacceņa sampanne, mettim bhūtehim kappate II
- Sūtrakrtānga, 1.15. That is, - Whatever and wherever the Lords Tirthankaras have said anything about the living beings, which have been mentioned at various places in the canonical works, is the best and true. Therefore, everyone must adopt that truth and be friendly towards all living beings.
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