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Comments - In this aphorism the Lord has drawn our attention to many causes of indulging in violent activities. Someone may kill, get killed or approve of the killing, for the sake of getting prsise, respect and worship; others may do so for fear or for future gain. The Lord terms this violence indulged due to attachment for some worldly causes as a cause for harm and ignorance and urges us to give up such violence.
BENEFICIAL NON-VIOLENCE Ahimsā tasa-thāvara-savvabhūyakhemarkari ||
- Praśnavyākarana, 2.1.
That is, -Non-violence is benefical for all moving and non-moving livig beings.
Comments - Violence tarnishes the consciousness of the perpetrator; it also inflicts pain, misery and death on the victims of violence. On the other hand non-violence benefits both the practitioner as well as those on whom it is practiced. IMPORTANCE OF VIGILENCE IN NON-VIOLENCE
Na ya himsāmetteņam, sāvajjeņāvi himsao hoi | Suddhassa u sampattī, aphalā bhaniyā Jiņavarehm |||
- Oghaniryukti, 758. That is, - No one becomes violent only by externally visible violence. If the innerself of the practitioner of essential external violence is devoid of attachment and aversion, the Lords Jineśvara have said that his external violence is not a cause of karmic bondage and is, therefore, fruitless.
Jā jayamāṇassa bhave, virähaņā suttavihisamaņassa | Sā hoi nijjaraphalā, ajjhatthavisohijuttassa ||
- Oghaniryukti, 759. That is, - Even the minor violent acts inadvertently done by the vigilant spiritual aspirant that is pure of heart and acts according to the canonical dictates, become the cause of his karmic separation.
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