RLG100Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Asteya, Dravya, Paryushana
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Dharshana- to pay homage to their guru and receive his blessing for he has taken the vow. Sallekhanna and the process is nearing its end. Is the ritual death achieved at the end of a long fast. No jain is required to undertake such a fast. Jains are expressly forbidden to cause harm to any living being whether in though, speech or action. Jains path is one of renunciation- of departure from life during life and sallekhanna is merely its logical end. Jainism confronts us with simple yet extraordinary message the path to happiness, truth and self realization is the path of restraint. Happiness is the product not of doing but of not doing not embracing the world but of disengaging from it. Conquering our attachment to the world is the most difficult of all battles but for jains it is the only battle worth engaging.
