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are inter-dependent. Right conduct is the application President Abraham Lincoln used to respond in of the knowledge developed, so as to exercise control friendly way with his critics. This was disturbing to his over our inner desires and reach a stage where there colleagues and they asked Abraham Lincoln that when is no attachment or aversion. Jainism has well- we thought of wiping them out, why are you trying to developed processes for applying the knowledge in be friend with them? Abraham replied that I am also the right manner. It prescribes vows(vrats) in the areas doing same. You desired to wipe them out but I desired of Non-violence, Truthfulness, Non-stealing, Control to wipe out enmity in them. I destroyed my enemies of senses, and Non-possessiveness. The Jain shravaks when I make them friends. follow the vows as far as their lifestyles will permit. 14. Pramod Bhavana - (46 414-1)- SENSE OF 13. Maitri Bhavana-(All cua-u) BE FRIEND & KIND
APPRECIATION AND RESPECT AND LOVE ALL
Jealousy is one of the eighteen sins that should be A human being has a basic instinct to prefer avoided at all cost. True practice of Maitri Bhavna friendly intentions over malicious ones. It is on this warrants that do not entertain feelings of jealousy foundation that adult morality is built. It is a natural
and envy; and do not look at anyone maliciously and instinct to socialize with others and to form friendship
with a sinister eye, remain cheerful and happy at the by traits of trustworthiness, honesty, dependability, sight of spirituals and virtuous people; and express loyalty, and, as an interrelated quality, the ability to
cordial happiness and affection on success of such trust others, empathy, the ability to withhold
people. Think of having heartfelt affection, regard and judgment, effective listening skills, and the ability to
esteem for people who are superior to us in virtues, offer support in good times and bad. These traits
knowledge and ability. As jealousy subsides, negative require personal insight, self-discipline, and
impulses are turned into positive ones, and in time unconditional positive regard for our friends. The
you will be at peace. Thus, friendship combined by individual's mind, at an early stage, is like wet concrete
admiration, destroys jealousy. into which virtually any impression can be made. Once
15. Karuna Bhavna- ($39u +1) COMPASSION the individual has imprinted on something or someone, however, when the concrete begins to set, and it
Karuna meaning compassion is a natural preferred hardens around the impressions made in it. Jainism
instinct of human being. When you see someone takes this basic instinct to a higher level. It propagates
suffering, even if the sufferer is a stranger, your first that your soul is affected only by own karmas-bad or
instinct will be to reach out to him and help. Showing good and not by anyone else's deeds. This core
compassion to those who are in distress, want; and to principle helps in realizing that no one else can make
those who are weak and helpless. Helping them; giving you sad or happy. Therefore, you do not need any
support to them; desiring to remove their sorrows and negative thinking or actions against others. Lord
agonies. Doing all such efforts is compassion. When Mahavira said that we must be a friend to all living young children and adults feel compassion for others, beings. The feeling of friendship brings love and
it is reflected in very real physiological changes: Their respect for others. It also initiates a feeling of heart rate goes down from baseline levels, which brotherhood among all and in turn leaves no room prepares them not to fight or flee, but to approach for harm, deceit or quarrelsomeness with anybody. If and sooth. Thus compassion is not just something you we contemplate on Maitri Bhavna, our thoughts, feel. You visualize as if you are suffering from that words, and actions will not be harsh and we will not pain, distress or sorrow. That pushes you to help them, hurt anybody. On the contrary, we will support and support them and apply soothing balm to mitigateprotect everybody. Friendship will lead us to be remove or reduce the agony. You will experience that tolerant, forgiving and caring for one another. It can helping others brings the same pleasure you get from be seen that if we develop a friendship with all living the gratification of personal desire. beings, we will avoid bad karma. Thus Maitri bhavna 16. Madhyasthya Bhavna- (H164120L LC-) - imbibes in you not to be just sensitive, but love and Neutrality respect for and towards all.
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