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the consumption of water and eliminates the threat of environmental destruction in a very simple method. This is also an important aspect of Ahimsã viz., to limit the requirement or to budget the consumption.
Secondly: When the raw live-water is treated, there are two steps involved in it. First a limited quantity is filtered in the morning for the household purposes with the help of a piece of “Chhanna cloth”, making water free from tiny trasakaya i.e., mobile living beings (a report from Bangla-Desh suggests that even “plague-germs” can be removed by this process).
The residue is put back invariably, into the rest of the water by carefull flush washing the filter cloth.
The limited quantity of filtered water is then treated to make it nonliving for daily drinking requirement. It not only prevents the wasteful use of water, but also enhances the quality of human life. This discretion is commensurate with the principle of Ahimsã and Aprigraha, which leads to eco-friendly world-view and life-style. 1.5 Ahimsaka (non-violent) Life-Style and Treated Water
In the above context, an Ahimsaka life-style aims at not disturbing maximum possible no. of living beings for sustenance of life. It has 3 components. (i) to limit one's needs or consumption (ii) to avoid killing of higher forms of life. (iii) To limit unavoidable himsā. Following practice of using non-living water would fulfill the criteria of above life-style. (1) Filter the water for daily use in the house with a chhanna-cloth,
thus protecting the microscopic water-borne living-beings.
Killing of higher forms of life is avoided. (ii) Prepare daily limited quantity of non-living water consciously. It
would reflect awareness about it. One will not indulge in the habit of wasteful consumption, like keeping the tap fully opened, while doing intermittent jobs of shaving etc. This awareness inculcates
an attitude of efficient use of nature's resources. (iii) When the filtered water is treated-either boiled or de-energized,
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