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A monk who moves cautiously, stands cautiously, sits cautiously, sleeps cautiously, eats cautiously and speaks cautiously would not be bounded by the evil karmas.


Jainism quote 6195 |  Saman Suttam, 26/395  




K now that birth is accompanied by death; youth is succeeded by old age, wealth is perishable. Thus should one reflect that everything is transient.


Jainism quote 6196 |  Saman Suttam, 30/507  




A fter discarding the great illusion, and reflecting that all objects of senses are transient, cultivate a detached mind so that you may attain supreme bliss.


Jainism quote 6197 |  Saman Suttam, 30/508  




A fool thinks wealth, animals and kinsmen to be his protectors, saying to himself they are mine, I am theirs. In fact, they are neither his protectors nor his shelter.


Jainism quote 6198 |  Saman Suttam, 30/509  




T here is no place in this world, even as tiny as tip of hair, where a soul has not suffered the pangs of births and deaths several times.


Jainism quote 6199 |  Saman Suttam, 30/512  




A foolish person grieves over the death of another person when he has departed to assume another birth but he does not think of his own soul, which is suffering in this ocean of mundane existence.


Jainism quote 6200 |  Saman Suttam, 30/518  




H e who reflects over his own soul, after knowing that, in principle, his body is distinct from his soul, achieves effective results.


Jainism quote 6201 |  SamanSuttam, 30/519  




W hat is there auspicious in this body, which is constituted of flesh and bone, filled with urine and excrement, and foul matter through nine openings?


Jainism quote 6202 |  Saman Suttam, 30/520  




A monk who controls his senses through restraints of his mind, speech and body, and is aware of the observance of samiti, i.e., the five types of vigilance, prevents influx of karmas and will not attract the dust of new karmas.


Jainism quote 6203 |  Saman Suttam, 30/522  




H aving understood the nature of worldly existence and the worthlessness of long transmigrations in mundane life, a monk should exert to meditate residing on the top of the universe (i.e. siddha-sila) where living is blissful.


Jainism quote 6204 |  SamanSuttam, 30/523  




F or living beings who are floating in the currents of old age and death, religion is the best island, resting place and supreme shelter.


Jainism quote 6205 |  Saman Suttam, 30/525  




E ven after being born in a human body it is the most difficult to listen to the scriptural texts; having listened them, one accepts penance, forgiveness and non-violence (Ahimsa).


Jainism quote 6206 |  Saman Suttam, 30/526  




E ven after listening to the religious text, it is extremely difficult to cultivate faith in it; because there are many people, who even after learning about the righteous path, deviate from it.


Jainism quote 6207 |  Saman Suttam, 30/527  




E ven after listening to the sacred lore and acquiring firm faith in it, it is again difficult to undertake the endeavour needed, for certainly there are many people who even having a firm faith in religion, do not practise it.


Jainism quote 6208 |  Saman Suttam, 30/528  




A person who has purified his soul by his thought activity resembles a boat; as boat crosses an ocean, so also such a person secures freedom from all misery.


Jainism quote 6209 |  Saman Suttam, 30/529  




T he twelve Anupreksa (deep reflections), abstinence, repentance, confession and meditation, one should deeply contemplate on these reflections.


Jainism quote 6210 |  Saman Suttam, 30/530  




T he body is called a boat, the soul is a boatman, the worldly existence is an ocean, which the great sages cross over.


Jainism quote 6211 |  Saman Suttam, 33/567  




H e who has an eye on his upward journey (liberation) should not think of the external objects (i. e., worldly pleasures): he should protect his body for annihilating the past Karmas.


Jainism quote 6212 |  Saman Suttam, 33/568  




T he man possessed of a calm disposition must die, the man possessed of a cowardly disposition too must die; so when death is inevitable in any case, it is better to die possessed of a calm disposition.


Jainism quote 6213 |  Saman Suttam, 33/569  




O ne death-of-the-wise-man puts an end to hundreds of births; hence one ought to die such a death as earns one the title well-died.


Jainism quote 6214 |  Saman Suttam, 33/570  




A wise person who is free from anxiety dies a peaceful death once; by such death, he immediately puts an end to an infinite number of deaths.


Jainism quote 6215 |  Saman Suttam, 33/571  




O ne who is born in a royal family and performs his (military) exercises regularly will become competent to win all wars: similarly a monk who regularly engages himself in meditation and practise of the vows of monastic life, conquers his mind, and will become competent to practice meditation at his death.


Jainism quote 6216 |  Saman Suttam, 33/583 & 584  




F ix (your) soul on the path of liberation and meditate on the soul only; always be engrossed in it and not in any other substance.


Jainism quote 6217 |  Saman Suttam, 33/585  




A ll persons who are ignorant suffer misery; most of those who are foolish will remain confounded in this endless mundane existence.


Jainism quote 6218 |  Saman Suttam, 34/588  




T herefore, a wise person, considering that most of the ways of living result in entanglements of (mundane) existence, should search for truth with (the aid of) his own soul and develop affection towards all living beings.


Jainism quote 6219 |  Saman Suttam, 34/589  



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