G reed even for a piece of straw, not to speak of precious things, produces sin. A greedless person, even if he wears a crown, cannot commit sin.

Quote n°6093 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 1371

N on-possessiveness controls the senses in the same way as a hook controls the elephant. As a ditch is useful for the protection of a town, so is non-attachment for the control of the senses.

Quote n°6092 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 1168

J ust as fire is not quenched by the fuel and the ocean by thousands of rivers, similarly no living being is satisfied even with all the wealth of all the three worlds.

Quote n°6091 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 1143

K nowing that the earth with its crops of rice and barley, with its gold and cattle, and all this put together will not satisfy one single man, one should practice penance.

Quote n°6090 |   Mahavira Uttardhyayana, 9/49

T he more you get, the more you want. The greed increases with the gain. What could be accomplished by two masas (grams) of gold could not be done by ten millions.

Quote n°6089 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 8/17

T he sun scorches only during the day, but cupid scorches in the day as well as in the night. One can protect oneself from the sun, but cannot from cupid.

Quote n°6088 |   Mahavira Bhagavti Aradhana

A n amorous person, failing to achieve his desired objects, becomes frantic and even ready to commit suicide by any means.

Quote n°6087 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 889

T he soul is the Brahman. Brahmacarya is therefore nothing but spiritual conduct of the ascetic concerning the soul, who has snapped out of relationship with alien body.

Quote n°6086 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 877

K nowing that pleasing sound, beauty, fragrance, pleasant taste and soothing touch are transitory transformations of matter, the celibate should not be enamoured of them.

Quote n°6085 |   Mahavira Dasavaikalika, 8/58

B y practicing celibacy one can fulfil all other vows - chastity, tapas (penance), vinaya (humility), sayyama (self-restraint), forgiveness, selfprotection and detachment.

Quote n°6084 |   Mahavira Prasnavyakarana, 9/3

O n the aggravation of one’s greed, a person fails to distinguish between what should be done and what should not be done. He is dare-devil who can commit any offence even at the cost of his own life.

Quote n°6083 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 857

A thief feels neither pity nor shame, nor does he possess discipline and faith. There is no evil that he cannot do for wealth.

Quote n°6082 |   Mahavira Bhagavat Aradhana, 862

A s gold does not cease to be gold even if it is heated in the fire; an enlightened man does not cease to be enlightened on being tortured by the effects of karma.

Quote n°6081 |   Mahavira Samayasara, 184

I f somebody were to beat a disciplined and restrained ascetic, the latter should not think of avenging himself considering the soul to be imperishable.

Quote n°6080 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 2/27

T he bhiksu (ascetic) should not be angry with one who abuses him. Otherwise he would be like the ignoramus. He should not therefore lose his temper.

Quote n°6079 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 2/24

T he sadhaka (one who practices spiritual discipline) speaks words that are measured and beneficial to all living beings.

Quote n°6078 |   Mahavira Kartikeyanupreksa, 334

D iscipline of speech consists in refraining from telling lies and in observing silence.

Quote n°6077 |   Mahavira Mulachara, 332

O ne should not utter displeasing words that arouse ill feelings in others. One should not indulge in speech conducive to the evil.

Quote n°6076 |   Mahavira Dasavaikalika , 8/47

O ne should not speak unless asked to do so. He should not disturb others in conversation. He should not back-bite and indulge in fraudulent untruth.

Quote n°6075 |   Mahavira Dasavaikalika, 8/46

O ne can bear all kinds of unbearable pain caused by spikes in expectation of wealth etc. But he alone who tolerates, without any motive of worldly gain, harsh words spoken to him is venerable.

Quote n°6074 |   Mahavira Dasavaikalika, 9/3/6

O ne may have a tuft or matted hair on the head or a shaven head, remain naked or wear a rag. But if he tells a lie, all this is futile or fruitless.

Quote n°6073 |   Mahavira Bhagavat Aradhana, 843

T ruthfulness indeed is tapa (penance). In truthfulness do reside selfrestraint and all other virtues. Just as the fish can live only in the sea, so can all other virtues reside in Truthfulness alone.

Quote n°6072 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 842

A truthful man is treated as reliable as the mother, as venerable as the guru (preceptor) and as beloved as the one who commands knowledge.

Quote n°6071 |   Mahavira Mulachara, 837

T he ascetic who never thinks of telling a lie out of attachment, aversion or delusion is indeed the practiser of the second vrata of truthfulness.

Quote n°6070 |   Mahavira Niyamasara, 57

T ruth alone is the essence in the world.

Quote n°6069 |   Mahavira Prasnavyakarna, 2/2

O Self! Practice Truth, and nothing but Truth.

Quote n°6068 |   Mahavira Acaranga, 3/66

O ne devoted whole-heartedly to knowledge, faith and right conduct equally accomplishes in full the task of the sramana.

Quote n°6067 |   Mahavira Pravachansara, 42

O ne who remains equanimous in the midst of pleasures and pains is a sramana, being in the state of pure consciousness.

Quote n°6066 |   Mahavira Pravachansara, 1/14

J ust as I do not like misery, so do others. Knowing this, one neither kills, nor gets killed. A Sramana is so called because he behaves equanimously.

Quote n°6065 |   Mahavira Anuyogadvara, 708, gatha 3

L et me give up attachment through unattachment. My soul will be my only support (in this practice of unattachment). (Hence) let me give up everything else.

Quote n°6064 |   Mahavira Mulachara, 2/44

( One should reflect thus:) Let me treat all living beings with eqanimity and none with enmity. Let me attain samadhi (tranquility) by becoming free from expectations.

Quote n°6063 |   Mahavira Mulachara, 2/42

O nly the one who has transcended fear can experience equanimity.

Quote n°6062 |   Mahavira Sutrakrtanga, 1/2/2/17

O ne who cultivates an attitude of equality towards all living beings, mobile and stationary, can attain equanimity. Thus do the kevalis say.

Quote n°6061 |   Mahavira Anuyogadvar, 708, gatha 2

D on’t be proud if you gain. Nor be sorry if you lose.

Quote n°6060 |   Mahavira Acaranga, 2/4/114, 115

T o kill any living being amounts to killing oneself. Compassion to others is compassion to one’s own self. Therefore one should avoid violence like poison and thorn (that cause pain).

Quote n°6059 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 797

J ust as you do not like misery, in the same way others also do not like it. Knowing this, you should do unto them what you want them to do unto you.

Quote n°6058 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 780

D on’t kill any living beings. Don’t try to rule them.

Quote n°6057 |   Mahavira Acaranga, 4/23

M y soul characterised by knowledge and faith is alone eternal. All other phases of my existence to which I am attached are external occurrences that are transitory.

Quote n°6056 |   Mahavira Niyamsara, 99

T hose who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niymas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).

Quote n°6055 |   Mahavira Samayasara, 153

T he nights that have departed will never return. They are profitable for one who is given to dharma (righteousness).

Quote n°6054 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 14/25

T he unenlightened takes millions of lives to extirpate the effects of karma whereas a man possessing spiritual knowledge and discipline obliterates them in a single moment.

Quote n°6053 |   Mahavira Bhagavati Aradhana, 10

T hat which subdues passions, leads to beatitude and fosters friendliness is called knowledge.

Quote n°6052 |   Mahavira Mulachara, 5/71

T hat with the help of which we can know the truth, control the restless mind, and purify the soul is called knowledge.

Quote n°6051 |   Mahavira Mulachara, 5/70

O nly that science is a great and the best of all sciences, the study of which frees man from all kinds of miseries.

Quote n°6050 |   Mahavira Isibhasiya, 7/1

J ust as a threaded (sasutra) needle is secure from being lost, in the same way a person given to selfstudy (sasutra) cannot be lost.

Quote n°6049 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 29/59

A ll unenlightened persons produce sufferings. Having become deluded, they produce and reproduce sufferings, in this endless world.

Quote n°6048 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 6/1

E ndowed with conduct and discipline, Who practices control of self, Who throws out all his bondage, He attains the eternal place.

Quote n°6047 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 20/52

T here’s no knowledge without right faith, No conduct is possible without knowledge, Without conduct, there’s no liberation, And without liberation, no deliverance.

Quote n°6046 |   Mahavira Uttaradhyayana, 27/30

I f monks possessing more merits with regard to their asceticism, remain practising (their duties) with (or in the company of) those of inferior merits, they are victims of false faith and lose their conduct.

Quote n°6045 |   Acharya Kundkund Pravachansara, 3/267

I f a monk of inferior merits, thinking (proudly) that he is a Sramana, expects reverence from one who is more merited, he wanders in worldly existence till infinity.

Quote n°6044 |   Acharya Kundkund Pravachansara, 3/266