T hought-activity free from (all) undertakings (injurious to any of) the mundane souls (which are) known as existing in (any of the various) physiques, nuclei, soulclasses, soul-quests, etc., is the first vow (non-injury) Ahimsa. quote 6370 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 4/56 share
A saint, who renounces thoughtactivity leading to telling falsehood, on account of delusion, attachment and aversion is (said) to observe always the second vow, (truth), Satya. quote 6371 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 4/57 share
H e, who renounces the thoughtactivity of picking up articles belonging to another, lying in a village, a town or a forest, (is said) to observe the third vow (nonstealing), Achaurya. quote 6372 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 4/58 share
H e, who having seen the beauty of a woman, is not moved by a desire for her; or whose thoughtactivity is free from sex-animate feeling (Maithuna Sanjna), (is said observe) the fourth vow (chastity), Brahmacharya. quote 6373 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 4/59 share
T he carrier of the load of (right) conduct, i.e., a saint, who having first formed the idea of being unconcerned with all worldly attachments, renounces them is said to observe the fifth vow of possessionlessness, (Parigraha Tyaga). quote 6374 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 4/60 share
H e, who having renounced backbiting, ridiculing, talking ill of others, self-praising and harsh words, speaks what is good for himself as well as for others (is said) to have carefulness in speech (Bhasha Samiti). quote 6375 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 4/62 share
I am neither anger, nor pride, nor deceit, nor greed. I am neither the doer, nor do I make others do, nor am I the approver of the doers. quote 6376 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 5/81 share
H e, who avoiding the wrong path, firmly walks in the right path of the Conquerors (Jinas) is said to have repentance because he himself is the embodiment of repentance. quote 6377 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 5/86 share
F reedom of thought-activity from lust, pride, deceit, and greed, etc., is purity of thought (Bhavashuddhi). So has been preached to the deserving souls by the perceivers of universe and non-universe. quote 6378 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 7/112 share
H e, who is detached from all injurious actions, observes threefold control (of body, mind and speech) and restrains his senses, (is said to have) steadfast equanimity according to the preaching of the omniscient. quote 6379 | Acharya Kundkund Niyamsara, 9/125 share
T he self that has developed equanimity, if endowed with pure activities, attains heavenly happiness. quote 6380 | Acharya Kundkund Pravachansara, 1/11 share