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* The first condition of amity and pity is this : You
must not consider anyone as your enemy, and you should not entertain even the slightest desire of causing trouble to any jiva.
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The Paramatma's grace can never enter a soul that is rendered foul by impure and unclean thoughts.
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* Always think : "I will forgive all jivas. May all
jivas forgive me. I have amity for all beings. I
have no enmity against any jiva”. * Suvrat Seth being constantly influenced by such
contemplations as anitya (that this life is transitory) rooted out of his heart the attachment for inert substances. He burnt away the hatred for
jivas by means of amity, compassion etc. * Can there be any place at any time for dharma in
a heart that is unkind and cruel ? NeXeReNgeroarsenger
DISCOURSE 18
Acharya Shri Haribhadrasooriji, the ocean of grace, says this while describing the nature and form of Dharma. That austerity which conforms to the commandments of the Jin, which is in accordance with the prescriptions and which is prompted by the lofty emotions of amity, love, compassion and neutrality, is Dharma. You, of course, find pure austerities; and they are to be carried out in conformity with prescriptions, and at the same time, you must have the emotions of amity, etc. If these conditions are satisfied, your austerities will be according to Dharma. Such austerities will fill your hearts with felicity; and the austerities carried out thus will be meaningful.
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