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Mahavira [0-0]

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Mahavira, also known as Vardhamāna, was the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara. Mahavira was born into a royal family in what is now Bihar, India, in 599 BC.

Anger, Death, Forgiveness, Nature, Society

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Live and allow others to live; hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings.		101
Don't accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same.	Society	102
One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them.		103
Do not deprive someone of his livelihood. This is a sinful tendency.		104
Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.		105
All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.	Nature	106
The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.		107
Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence.		108
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 practice is not conducive to the confirmation of the habit of retrospection.		109
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.		110
Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.	Anger, Forgiveness	111
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.	Death	112
Soul is the central point of spiritual discipline.		113
By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action.		114
All are my friends. I have no enemies.		115
The nature of things is dharma.		116
Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.		117

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