"Attachment and aversion are the root cause of……" — Mahavira
"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."
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15 Quotes by Mahavira
Mahavira has 15 quotes on this site.
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Live and allow others to live; hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings.
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All are my friends. I have no enemies.
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One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is…
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Do not deprive someone of his livelihood. This is a sinful tendency.
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Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
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Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence.
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If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is…
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By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action.
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Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.
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All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.
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Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
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Soul is the central point of spiritual discipline.
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More Attachment Quotes
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If it isn't the sheriff, it's the finance company; I've got more attachments on me than a vacuum cleaner.
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He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard…
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Attachment parenting is not a passive parenting style.
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He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is…
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— Tadao Ando
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When you begin your transcendental training, focusing your best efforts, without attachment to outcomes, you will understand the peaceful warrior's…
— Dan Millman
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Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to…
— Alexander Hamilton
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All cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as a substitute for…
— Eckhart Tolle
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It has seemed so strange to me that the larger culture, with its own absence of spirit and lack of…
— Linda Hogan
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The perfection of joyful determination is defined as taking delight or feeling joy in doing something positive or virtuous. If…
— Unknown Author
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There is no secret in the mystery of life stronger and more beautiful than that attachment which converts the silence…
— Khalil Gibran
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