RE103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Mahatma Gandhi, Asteya, Satya
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Lesson six: the jain tradition and the ideal marriage. Mhavira story: when he was in his mothers womb, he did not want to ever hurt her, so he did not kick her self-deprivation was considered beneficial in one"s journey towards self-realization (called kevela in the. Jain tradition): renouncing all worldly possessions (emtions) is the ultimate goal for jain monastics as they strive to live a life in what today"s terms would be known as a small footprint on the earth. ain notion of self realization is far more important than love. emotions are believed to distract the practitioner from shedding their karmic baggage and moving closer to kevela. one"s jiva (soul/consciousness) = reside at the heavens is trapped in ajiva (matter) = attracted to jiva only through continual rejection that jiva is able to maintain its place at the top of the universe.
