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2. Index
• Background
• 18 types of Sins
• 9 types of good actions
• 12 types of Oath/ Promises
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3. Basic
• Jainism philosophy emphasize the necessity of
self-effort & sacrifice to move the soul towards
divine consciousness & liberation from the
cycles of birth and death (Moksha)
• Gems of Jainism
• Right vision or view (Samyak Darshana)
• Right knowledge (Samyak Gyana) and
• Right conduct (Samyak Charitra)
• It suggests following
• 18 types of sins
• 9 types of good actions
• 12 types of vows (Vrat, Promise)
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4. About Soul
• Any soul conquered its own inner enemies &
achieved the state of supreme is called a Jina
(conqueror or victor). Ultimate status is - Siddha
• Universe has no divine creator, owner,
preserver, or destroyer. It is self-regulated. Soul
can achieve consciousness through own
efforts, actions & sacrifice
• Soul is architect of own life based on karma
• Its important to control senses & mind, not to
get dragged away from true nature of soul
• Cultivate personal wisdom & reliance on self
control through vows ( त) & develop spirituality
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5. About Soul
• Soul is potentially divine with innate qualities of
infinite knowledge, perception, power & bliss
masked by its karmas.
• When a soul is freed from karmas, attains
consciousness, experiencing these qualities
• Four things are difficult for a soul to attain
• Human birth
• Knowledge of the laws governing the souls
• Conviction in the philosophy of non-violence
• Practicing knowledge in life activities
• So not to waste human life in evil ways, & rise
to spiritual evolution.
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6. Non-Violence
• Non-violence to be in soul consciousness
rather than body, is the foundation of right
view, knowledge and the conduct
• Non violence - Do not harm or kill anyone
and being kind to all living beings
• It leads to a state of being unattached,
being non-judgmental and non-violent.
• Includes non-exploitation, compassion &
forgiveness in thoughts, words & actions.
• It also results respecting views of others
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7. Possession
• Limit possessions. Lead a useful,
peaceful & happy life for everyone &
others. Owning an object is not
possessiveness but the attachment to it
• Non-possessiveness is balance of needs
& desires. Avoid greed, be happy
• Enjoy the company of the holy and
better-qualified, be merciful to afflicted
souls, and tolerate the perversely inclined
• Utilise money to help & support
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8. Summary
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9. Non-violence
Non-violence means not to injure any creature
by thought, word or deed
Be vegetarian, save animals & environment
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10. Cheating-Telling lie
Do not cheat, people will loose trust
Do not threaten your self esteem & relationships
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11. Theft
Stealing - An unauthorized change of possession
Do not steal, live & demo with highest respect
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12. Adultery
Prostitution costs life, money, respect & prestige
It creates social problems for future generations
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13. Possession
Makes you loose thoughtful mind, moral compass &
sound sleep. Earth provides enough to satisfy every
man's needs, but not every man's greed – Gandhi
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14. Anger
Makes you loose health, friends & relationships
Holding anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent
of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets
burned - Buddha
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15. Ego
Most self-destructive mechanism of a person’s character
and his or her abilities, Can make life miserable
Makes you loose good opportunities & position
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16. Hypocrite
Say what you think, Do what you say ,Live what
you believe! Everyone is smart enough to
understand you!
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17. Greediness
The world is burning in the fire of desire, greed,
arrogance and excessive ego. Greed exhausts the
person in an endless effort without reaching satisfaction
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18. Attachment
Attachment is the root of all fear & sorrow.
Let the senses work at will & under control of mind
Detach and attain the supreme perfection of freedom!
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19. Hatred
Love is life, hatred is death. Hate the sin & not the sinner
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater
more than it injures the hated.
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20. Quarrel
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent.
Conquer with love..its the way of life
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21. Slur
A defamatory or negative statement made to harm
someone, don’t forget one finger always points at you
Don’t hit below belt, have direct & effective dialogue
Person slanders others, and pollutes himself with his own
filth. Raising slur can costs the relationship
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22. Backbite
Complaining, backbiting, raising slur, crying, worrying,
gossiping, wasting time are dissipation of valuable energy
It divides family, develop bitterness & costs relationship
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23. Blaming someone
I don’t blame, its pain to store, I don’t want to hurt me!
Do not blame, provide the solution
Good work is criticized but do not stop!
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24. Contradiction
Rational behavior within limits is a pillar of society form
Animals should not feel shame on our act!
Thought->Word->Behaviour->Habits-> Values-> Destiny
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25. Manipulate
Wealth without work & business without ethics is crime.
Do not manipulate & get involved in fraudulent activities.
We are governed by law & not by you!
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26. Unlike faith
To achieve dream requires faith and belief in yourself,
vision, hard work, determination, and dedication
Do not allow unlike faith to grow bigger than wise faith
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27. Recap
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28. Summary
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29. Food
Worldwide 925 million people are hungry
42% people in India fall below poverty line
Save food, collect & distribute donate food, save lives
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30. Water
Xx lit water needed per person
780 million people unserved of drinking water globally
Save each drop of water, donate it to human & creatures
Re-harvest water, use deep irrigation to save water
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31. Offer shelter
Offering shelter to a person on religious
assignment or guests
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32. Offer place to sleep
Offering place to sleep or shelter to a person on
religious assignment or guests
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33. Offer clothes
Offering clothes to poor, saints or monks
Collect used clothes & then distribute to poor
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34. Wishing the best
Wish the best for everyone
Do whatever the best for everyone
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35. Speaking
Human beings have been awarded with ability of
speaking, Make good use , speak good words & politely
Make others feel good & happy
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36. Helping
Help people in need like old people or patients,
offer them your services & time.
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37. Politeness
Adopt politeness in the culture, behave politely
Say hello and act with politeness
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38. Recap
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39. Summary
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40. Non-violence
Take a oath. We will not kill animals & creatures
We will not exploit animals but save
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41. Manipulation & telling lie
Take a oath..We will not lie. We will not
manipulate people or things to seek beneficits
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42. Do not steal
Take a oath. We neither ourselves nor encourage
others to steal the things possessed by others.
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43. Adultery
Take a oath We will not prostitute. We will treat
person of opposite sex like brother or sister
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44. Greediness
Take a oath..We will utilise % of money earned for
social cause like offering education, clothes,
medicine to poor or donation for religious places
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45. Moving around
We will limit our movements so as to reduce the
unnecessary expenses
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46. Controlling & limiting
We will control our mind, take controlled intake for
better health, limit luxurious items to save money
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47. Non violence
We will not encourage violence, kill or exploit
animals. We will not eat non-vegetarian food to
protect our health & save environment
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48. Be religious
We will be polite & religious by nature, keep faith
in religious activities, align & hold the religion
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49. Recap
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50. Change the life style
• Please think about these points
• Its your life, you should be owner
• You decide what is right & wrong
• Live accordingly, live dangerously!
• We suggest to adopt as much & align
to religion practices, it helps not just to
you but future generations too!
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51. Thank You
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