________________ 124 TATTVARTHA SUTRA suppose there is a patient with a severe heart problem. If he is too emotional, knowing about the attack may shock him and the problem could be aggravated. It may therefore be advisable to tell him that the condition is not grave, but he needs to undergo surgery for curing the disease. अदत्तादानं स्तेयम् // 7-10 // 7.10: Adattadanam Steyam (Taking what is not given is stealing.) This sutra defines stealing as taking what is not given. It means that getting or picking up anything, even if it is trifling, without being offered by the owner amounts to stealing. In other words, whoever appropriates to himself something, which is not offered by the legitimate owner, is guilty of misappropriation. #94 GET 119-8811 7.11: Maithunamabrahma (Indulgence in sex causes breach of celibacy.) This sutra defines sexual indulgence as the breach of celibacy. Such indulgence covers all sorts of sensual pleasure. The term used here is Abrahma. Brahman means soul. Anything, which is not conducive to soul, is therefore Abrahma. As such, every type of sensual pleasure constitutes negation of celibacy. Moreover, the sensuous pleasure needs to be taken in the broader sense of covering all the activities that are undertaken with sense attachment. Every such activity, whether it pertains to the generating organ or any other sense organ, adversely affects the soul and causes loss of celibacy. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
