Chapter 4 | Kaivalya (Omniscience) And The Bhagavan's Sermons |
hagavan Mahavira's sermon on truth:
- Truth is Supreme.
- Truth is the essence of the world.
- Seek truth and never be inclined towards falsehood.
- Truth is the Eternal Religion.
In order to practise truth:
- Don't practice falsehood even through bodily actions.
- Be straightforward and ingenuous by expressing the same feelings, which you have in your mind.
- Speak the truth and don't tell a lie.
- Don't be double-tongued and maintain a balance between what you say and what you do.
- Don't be prone to anger.
- Don't be covetous.
- Don't be afraid.
- Don't indulge in revelry.
Avoid falsehood at every step. Concentrate on sat (that which really is).
Truth means meditation on sat.