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the world, because without injury it is difficult to live in this world. Non-violence is not to control the outward events of one's life, but to control the inward temper by which one faces these events. In all his teachings he emphasized that we must not be goaded by the passions and impulses of violence. But, to all intents and purposes, we must control our mind to allow us to grow stronger mentally, so that our life can become serene, pure and holy. Attachment and lack of control over desire cause suffering. Bliss is the bio-product of restraints and complacent. This is the quintessence of all wisdom. Attachment or the sense of ownership in relation to objects or individuals is the root cause of all the bondage in the world. Any attachment, positive or negative, is cause of bondage of karma with soul. Spirituality is only a change of attitude. When materialistic attitude becomes selforiented it is called spirituality. Thus the disciples are enjoined upon to detach from the outer world and make a journey into the inner world with a goal of self - realization.
The ascetic life is a continuation of the householder's life. The monks had renounced private property and liberated himself from the greed, folly, conceit and ignorance of the ordinary mass of people and set spiritual liberation as aim of life. By this act he earned an exalted place in society, and the promise that he would be fed and clothed by the general population Monks were bound to layman by an ethic of social responsibility.In exchange, he offered himself to society as a model of virtuous behaviour and self-awareness. The monks who had reduced their personal desires and
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