Unique Teachings of Jainism “¢ God is not a Creator, Preserver or Destroyer of the Universe “¢ Every living being has a potential to become God “¢ Conquer your desire by your own effort to attain liberation Proper knowledge of universal substances and the nine fundamentals are essential for enlightened Read more…
Jainism is a religion of self-help. It is one that does not involve any outside agency. Even the idea of god coming to the rescue of the soul is false. The soul is its own destroyer or liberator. So it’s all in our own hands right? So what stops us Read more…
These inner enemies (the Kashay) are: – Anger (krodh), Greed (lobh), Ego (man) and Deceit (maya). These arise out of attachment (rag) which leads to greed and pride and aversion (dvesh) which leads to deceit and anger. For this reason Jainism encourages us to minimise as many attachments as possible. Read more…
The Jain concept of Karuna refers to compassion. Karuna Bhavana Thinking of compassion. Think to show compassion to those who are in distress, want; and to those who are weak and helpless. Think to help them by giving your support to remove their sorrows and agonies. Karuna Bhavana (Thinking of Read more…
The Jain concept of Pramod refers to honouring those superior to us. Pramod Bhavana Thinking of honoring superiors. Think of having heartfelt affection, regard and esteem for people who are superior to us in virtues, knowledge and ability. Not to entertain such feelings as jealousy and envy; and not to Read more…
The Jain concept of Maitri refers to friendship. Maitri Bhavana Thinking of friendship. Think to be a friend of all beings in this universe. Once you are a friend you can not think badly of anyone, but rather you’d wish to make their life easier. Maitri Bhavana (Thinking of a Read more…
The Jain concept of Lokaswarup refers thinking about the universe. Lokaswarup Bhavana Thinking of the universe. Think of the creation of the fourteen Rajlok (universe) which are made up of the substances which are subject to the law of origin existence and destruction. This whole universe is filled with jivas Read more…
