About Mahavira: Mahavira was the twenty-fourth and last tirthankara of Jainism of present Avasarpani era (ascending half of the time cycle as per Jain cosmology).
Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.
All are my friends. I have no enemies.
One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them.
Do not deprive someone of his livelihood. This is a sinful tendency.
Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence.
If one undertakes retrospection of the day's events, one must do it regularly at the appointed hour, not fitfully, not doing it today, neglecting to do it tomorrow and the day after and then taking it up again on the fourth day. Such irregular practi...
If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action.
Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.
Soul is the central point of spiritual discipline.
The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.
Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being.
A man is seated on top of a tree in the midst of a burning forest. He sees all living beings perish. But he doesn’t realize that the same fate is soon to overtake him also. That man is fool.
Can you hold a red-hot iron rod in your hand merely because some one wants you to do so? Then, will it be right on your part to ask others to do the same thing just to satisfy your desires? If you cannot tolerate infliction of pain on your body or mi...
In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.
Kill not, cause no pain. .
Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape the effect of their own past karma.
Live and allow others to live; hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings.
