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(violence in daily routines for sustenance). The strength of Karmic bond will not be so strong. Although himsã in the routines like cutting of vegetable, fruits etc are done knowingly, it is done with a sense of constraint, compassion and helplessness. In Uttaradhyayan (2131) sutra, it is clarified that if our diet is helpful in keeping us alive and convinced in our vows, it cannot be termed as one-sided sin. Since the killings in fire are still far less in quantity than that involved in continuous life-death cycle of water-bodied living beings, it is recommended to use boiled water throughout the day. One can reduce the quantum of himsă drastically by using non-living solar heat to boil the water. Use of solar-heaters, manifests our will to reduce or minimize the himsã. It saves the killings of fire-bodied as well as air-bodied livingbeings. Answer to the above question was also sought fro the Reverend Shrutdhara Sãdhuji. The clarifications are like this:Cause of Himsã: When raw water is stored in the house for drinking purpose, innumerable life cycles of water bodied living-beings are repeated every moment. In a way, I become the cause of their birth and death cycles from vyavahara view point. Additional Sufferings: Whenever we take out a glass of water from the pitcher, “Jalakıya” (water-being) suffers a lot due to dipping and taking out the glass from the water. I am the cause of this suffering. They will suffer every time the water is taken out. If the stored water were non-living, we would be saved of this injury-inflicting Himsã. Limiting the Quantity: If a vow is taken for use of non-living water, the consumption would be restricted to a certain quantity for the whole day, because only a limited quantity has been made non-living. This is an additional benefit of one's
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