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EXCERPTS FROM THE JAIN TENETS Be forgiving. The refinements of the right religion is child's best gift. Jainism is our greatest inheritance. Human incarnation is your best punya karma. Jainism is your best privilege. Exercise the gift wisely. Contemplation about the devotion beneficial to self and others and proper conduct is righteous meditation. Our prayers are to those who have led the path to Salvation, who have destroyed the mountains of karma, and who know the reality of the Universe. We pray to them so that we may acquire their attributes. All living beings in this world suffer for their own deeds; they can not escape the good and bad consequences of the deeds committed by themselves individually. To express dissenting opinion is a natural human tendency. The wisdom lies in harmonizing the dissensions. Practice Anekantavada (multiplicity of viewpoints). Some may call him Buddha, Vishnu, Shiva, Jina, or may call him Brahma, supreme; his thoughts and deep devotion may be in my heart and mind and dream. Five best benevolent personalities (panch parameshthi) are: 1. Arahantäs - Supreme human beings 2. Siddhas - Pure souls 3. Acharyas - Master teachers 4. Uppadhyayas - Scholarly monks 5. Sädhus - Ascetics Practice Ahimsa, Anekaantavaada and Aparigraha God is neither the creator, nor the destructor of the Universe. God is merely a silent observer, and Omniscient One who, even after knowing the whole Universe can remain unaffected, and unattached is the god.
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