Universal Message of Lord Mahavira

Author(s): Dulichand Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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Appendices 89 What is the use of fighting with external foes? One who conquers one's own self enjoys true happiness.
One who is free of deceit attains purity and becomes steadfast in Dharma. Such a person attains the highest emancipation like the lustre of fire sprinkled with ghee.
Just as a tortoise withdraws all its limbs into its own shell, in the same manner a wise man withdraws his senses from all evil by spiritual exertion.
How can one discipline others, when he is unable to discipline himself?
Just as a child speaks of his good and bad acts in an innocent manner, similarly, one ought to confess one's guilt with a mind free from deceit and pride.
Knowledge is of no use in the absence of right conduct, conduct is of no use in the absence of right knowledge. When a lame man and a blind man are caught in a conflagration, both get burnt because the lame cannot walk and the blind cannot see!
Knowledge and conduct together lead to success, just as in the forest fire. When a blind and a lame help each other, both manage to reach their destination. A chariot does not move by a wheel alone.