T he self that has developed equanimity, if endowed with pure activities, attains heavenly happiness. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Pravachansara, 1/11 share
H e, who is detached from all injurious actions, observes threefold control (of body, mind and speech) and restrains his senses, (is said to have) steadfast equanimity according to the preaching of the omniscient. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 9/125 share
F reedom of thought-activity from lust, pride, deceit, and greed, etc., is purity of thought (Bhavashuddhi). So has been preached to the deserving souls by the perceivers of universe and non-universe. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 7/112 share
H e, who avoiding the wrong path, firmly walks in the right path of the Conquerors (Jinas) is said to have repentance because he himself is the embodiment of repentance. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 5/86 share
I am neither anger, nor pride, nor deceit, nor greed. I am neither the doer, nor do I make others do, nor am I the approver of the doers. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 5/81 share
H e, who having renounced backbiting, ridiculing, talking ill of others, self-praising and harsh words, speaks what is good for himself as well as for others (is said) to have carefulness in speech (Bhasha Samiti). Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 4/62 share
T he carrier of the load of (right) conduct, i.e., a saint, who having first formed the idea of being unconcerned with all worldly attachments, renounces them is said to observe the fifth vow of possessionlessness, (Parigraha Tyaga). Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 4/60 share
H e, who having seen the beauty of a woman, is not moved by a desire for her; or whose thoughtactivity is free from sex-animate feeling (Maithuna Sanjna), (is said observe) the fourth vow (chastity), Brahmacharya. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 4/59 share
H e, who renounces the thoughtactivity of picking up articles belonging to another, lying in a village, a town or a forest, (is said) to observe the third vow (nonstealing), Achaurya. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 4/58 share
A saint, who renounces thoughtactivity leading to telling falsehood, on account of delusion, attachment and aversion is (said) to observe always the second vow, (truth), Satya. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 4/57 share
T hought-activity free from (all) undertakings (injurious to any of) the mundane souls (which are) known as existing in (any of the various) physiques, nuclei, soulclasses, soul-quests, etc., is the first vow (non-injury) Ahimsa. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Niyamsara, 4/56 share
C ommon people, seeing someone looted, in the way, say, “the way is looted,” but no way whatsoever is (really) looted. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/63 share
T he saints, the knowers of reality, call him a conqueror of delusion, who, having conquered delusion, realizes the soul (as) full of its own inherent knowledge. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/37 share
I f that (soul) becomes mattersubstance, the other (i.e., matter) will gain soulness. Then (you) can say that this matter-substances (is) mine. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/30 share
T hat the soul always (possesses) the characteristics of conscious attentiveness, is seen in the knowledge of the all - knowing. How can the soul be the matter, which thou says it is mine? Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/29 share
T he soul whose intellect is deluded by wrong knowledge and (which is) with many kinds of thought-activity, says of the matter-substance (whether it is) bound or not bound (with the soul), this is mine. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/28 share
T hus the wrong-believer indulges in such perverse thought activity of soul. But a right-believer, knowing the real standpoint, does not so indulge. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/27 share
I t was mine formerly, I (was) its in the past time. (It) will again be mine; I also will be it. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/26 share
O ther foreign substance, living, non-living, or mixed is I, I am it. I am of them; and they are mine. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/25 share
M editation verily must be performed in (right) belief, knowledge and conduct. But they all three (are) the soul, therefore perform meditation in the (pure) soul (itself). Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Samaya Sara, 1/11 share
T hose who have assimilated the essence of the Jina’s word, are indifferent to the senses, have the wealth of austerity, are calm and bathed in the water of virtue, attain the bliss of the abode of the perfect. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Ashta Pahuda, 8/38 share
R ealisation, knowledge, faith, austerity and energy burn the old Karmas associated with the self like fire helped by wind. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Ashta Pahuda, 8/34 share
P oison kills a living being only once in a lifetime, (but) one who succumbs to sense indulgence wanders about in the wilderness of mundane existence (so facing death many times). Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Ashta Pahuda, 8/22 share
M ercy to living beings, subjugation of the senses, truth, honesty, chastity, contentment, right faith, knowledge and austerity [constitute] the family of virtue. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Ashta Pahuda, 8/19 share
O ne may lack all, may be ugly and past the prime of life; if virtuous in conduct, one’s life as a human being is praise-worthy. Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism Ashta Pahuda, 8/18 share