Universal Message of Lord Mahavira

Author(s): Dulichand Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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has got rid of greed has his desire destroyed and he who owns nothing has his greed destroyed;
9. Anger spoils good relations, pride destroys humility, deceit destroys amity and greed destroys everything.
10. Fight with your own self, what is the use in fighting the external foes? Difficult it is to conquer your own self.
11. As light from crores of burning lamps is of no avail to a blind person so also the study of numerous scriptures is of no use to a person who has no character.
12. Greater is he who restrains himself, though giving no alms, than he who gives thousands of cows every month but restrains not himself.
13. Without character, human birth is futile.