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> [The Jain religion in India teaches that because all life is essentially interrelated and interconnected, all living beings should be considered sacred and be respected. This belief forms the basis of the doctrine of ahimsa, which has been translated into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-altman/the-jain-religion-in-india-teaches-that-because-all-life-is/)

Nathaniel Altman

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## More by Nathaniel Altman

> [Although other animals cannot reason nor speak the way humans do, this does not give us the right to do with them as we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-altman/although-other-animals-cannot-reason-nor-speak-the-way-humans-do-this/)

Nathaniel Altman

> [Nonviolence is not just abstention from war, fighting, or animal flesh. It is abstention from negative thoughts and negative speech.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-altman/nonviolence-is-not-just-abstention-from-war-fighting-or-animal-flesh/)

Nathaniel Altman

> [. . . As a so-called "civilized" people, and as members of a society in search of lasting peace in the world, we cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-altman/as-a-so-called-civilized-people-and-as-members-of-a-society-in-search/)

Nathaniel Altman

> [The Jain religion in India teaches that because all life is essentially interrelated and interconnected, all living beings should be considered sacred and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-altman/the-jain-religion-in-india-teaches-that-because-all-life-is/)

Nathaniel Altman

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