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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humanoid" data-source="post: 8097116" data-attributes="member: 301119">Jainism encourages spiritual development through cultivation of one's own personal wisdom and reliance on <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Self-control" target="_blank">self-control</a> (by means of व्रत, vrata= vow).<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-24" target="_blank">[25]</a> Right perception, Right knowledge and Right conduct ( <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Triple_gems_of_Jainism" target="_blank">triple gems of Jainism</a>) provide the path for attaining liberation (moksha) from the cycles of birth and death (samsara). When the soul sheds its karmic bonds completely, it attains divine consciousness. The goal of Jainism is to realize this soul's true nature. Jainism prescribes a path of non-violence to progress the soul to this ultimate goal. Those who have attained moksha are called siddha (liberated souls), and those who are attached to the world through their karma are called samsarin (mundane souls). Every soul has to follow the path, as explained by the Jinas and revived by Tirthankaras, to attain the complete liberation.Jains believe that to attain enlightenment and ultimately liberation, one must practice the following ethical principles (major vows) in thought, speech and action. The degree to which these principles are practiced is different for householders and monks. They are:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Non-violence (<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Ahimsa" target="_blank">Ahimsa</a>) – to cause no harm to living beings. This is the fundamental vow from which all other vows stem. It involves minimizing intentional and unintentional harm to any other living creature. "Non-violence", is sometimes interpreted as not killing, but the concept goes far beyond that. It includes not harming or insulting other living beings, either directly, or indirectly through others. There can be even no room for thought to injure others, and no speech that influences others to inflict harm.<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-25" target="_blank">[26]</a> It also includes respecting the views of others (non-absolutism and acceptance of multiple views).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Truthfulness (Satya) – to always speak the truth in a harmless manner. A person who speaks the truth becomes trustworthy like a mother, venerable like a preceptor and dear to everyone like a kinsman. Given that non-violence has priority, all other principles yield to it, whenever there is a conflict. For example, if speaking truth will lead to violence, it is perfectly ethical to be silent.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Non-stealing (Asteya) – to not take anything that is not willingly given. Asteya, "non-stealing", is the strict adherence to one's own possessions, without desire to take another's. One should remain satisfied by whatever is earned through honest labour. Any attempt to squeeze material wealth from others and/or exploit the weak is considered theft. Some of the guidelines for this principle are:</li> </ul> (1) Always give people fair value for labor or product. (2) Never take things which are not offered. (3) Never take things that are placed, dropped or forgotten by others (4) Never purchase cheaper things if the price is the result of improper method (e.g. pyramid scheme, illegal business, stolen goods, etc.) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Celibacy (Brahmacharya) – to control the senses including mind from indulgence. The basic intent of this vow is to conquer passion and to prevent the waste of energy. In this vow, the house holder must not have a sensual relationship with anybody other than one's own spouse. Jain monks and nuns should practice complete abstinence from sex.<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-26" target="_blank">[27]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Non-possession or Non-materialism (Aparigraha) – to detach from people, places, and material things. Ownership of an object itself is not possessiveness; however attachment to an object is possessiveness. For householders, non-possession is owning without attachment, because the notion of possession is illusory. The reality of life is that change is constant; thus, objects owned by someone today will be property of someone else in future. The householder is encouraged to discharge his or her duties to related people and objects as a trustee, without excessive attachment or aversion. For monks and nuns, non-possession is complete renunciation of property and relations including home and family.<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/#cite_note-27" target="_blank">[28</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Bhavajale.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Bhavajale.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></li> </ul></blockquote>

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