Having destroyed their past
Karmas by means of Selfcontrol and austerities, the sages proceed towards
the goal of Mohsha, which is free from all sorrows and misery.
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By the manifestation of perfect
knowledge, by the avoi-dance of ignorance and delusion, by the destruction
of love and hatred, one obtains Liberation which is full of pure
happiness.
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(5) The Rules of conduct:
Do not injure any living
beings.
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All living beings love their
own life, crave for pleasures, and are averse to pain; they dislike any
injury to themselves; everybody is desirous of life, and to every living
being, his own life is dean.
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One should treat all creatures
as counterparts of one's own Self.
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This is the quintessence of the
wisdom of the wise; Not to injure any living being. Non-injury to living
beings should be regarded as the Samaya' i.e. the essence of the teaching
of scriptures.
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Non-injury is the highest
religion.
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If a man kills living beings
himself, or causes others to kill them, or even if he merely consents to
their killing, he increases his enmity towards living beings.
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Know and realise that all
classes of living beings desire happiness. By hurting these beings, yon
harm your own souls, and will again and again be born as one of thera.
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Impartiality or equanimity
towards all living beings in the world, whether friends or foes, and life
long abstention from injury to living beings, is a vow difficult to
observe.
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The very first principle of
religion is Ahiynsa, i.e., non-injury to living beings, which must be
observed very scrupulously and thoroughly. One should behave towards a11
living beings with proper restraint and control.
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Knowing that all the evils and
sorrows arise from injury to living beings, and knowing further that it
leads to unending enmity and hatred, and is the root cause of great fear,
a wise man, who has become awakened; should refrain froin ali harmful
activities. .
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Do not kill living beings in
any of the three ways (i.e in mind, word or deed) if you seek your
interest being free from desires of fruit and practising full self-controh
In this way many became perfect in the past, many become so at present and
many others will become so:
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Anyinjury whatsoever to the
material or conscious vitalities caused through passionate activity of
mind, body or speech is Himsa.
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Assuredly, the non-appearance
of attachment and other passions is Ahimsa, and their appearance is Himsa.
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Truth is the highest divine
principle.
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o man ! Know that truth is the
fundamental principle ! The wise man, who always abides by the commandment
of truth, goes beyond death.
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always injurious to living
beings, whether for his own sake or for the sake of others, or out of
anger or fear; he should also not force others to speak a lie.
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A wise ~man- should never utfer
wards sinful 'or" condoning sin, whether out of anger, greed, fear or
jest.
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Himsa comes in, certainly, in
falsehood also.
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The third great sin is taking
what is not expressly given i.e. stealing; it causes heart-burning to
others; endangers life; is sinful, alarming and scaring others, it is the
cause of greed for others' property, and it is the root-cause of greed; it
is a vile and ignoble act, censured by the good; it the causes disruption
among friends and dear ones, and gives rise to passions and hatred.
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To abstain from taking what is
not given, even so much as a tooth-pick, etc. ; and to accept only such
alms as are free from all faults'; this is a difficult vow to observe.
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