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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE JAINAS
Greed
Its chief characteristic is attachment or clinging to; it is the identifying of the self with the not-self. The worst degree of greed may be compared to fast dye, it cannot be removed, it will last the whole life time. Next to grease from a cartwheel hub, it is very difficult to remove. Next to colour which can be washed off with soap and water. Next to colour that can be washed off with water, you put it in water and the colour is off.
These qualities of anger, pride, deceitfulness and greed are qualities in a man's nature by virtue of which he cannot act rightly. Now there are nine more, namely : Laughing & Joking
When we are in this mood, we are not in the straight line of the acquisition of truth; it stops the right action and the right attitude. Improper And Confirmed Prejudicial Liking
Such as 'party spirit which upholds the political party whether right or wrong, favouritism, etc.; it is when the merits and demerits are not regarded. Improper And Confirmed Prejudicial Disliking
Same as the previous, only disliking instead of liking. Sorrow
It is an obstacle to right conduct, because in the state of sorrow the actions are only such as are injurious. There is also the tendency to unjustly accuse other people, when in sorrow. Fear
Fear stops right action, very many wrong actions can be ultimately traced to fear. Fear is replaced by the desire to do good to others, by sympathy; the more there is of benevolence, the less there is of fear. Disgust
It is an obstruction to knowledge and to right action, Instead of going further into the matter, you are disgusted and stop knowing about it; there should be the recognition that the thing can only exist in those circumstances. A disgusting spe!! of decaying fish, for instance,
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