Mahavir Jayanti commemorates the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir, the scion of a royal family who grew up to become the last great Jain spiritual leader. Go through some of the most memorable quotes on Lord Mahavir as well as his own sayings about human soul and spirituality. If you enjoy reading these beautiful Mahavir Jayanti Quotes, click here to share them with your friends and dear ones. TheHolidaySpot wishes you a happy Mahavir Jayanti!
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There is no enemy out of your soul.The real enemies live inside yourself, they are anger, proud, curvedness, greed, attachmentes and hate. ~ Lord Mahavir.
It is better to win over self than to win over a million enemies. ~ Lord Mahavir.
The soul comes alone and goes alone, no one companies it and no one becomes its mate. ~ Lord Mahavir.
"Once when he sat [in meditation]... they cut his flesh... tore his hair... picked him up and... dropped him... the Venerable One bore the pain." ~ Acaranga Sutra.
"Can you hold a red-hot iron rod in your hand merely because some one wants you to do so? Then, will it be right on your part to ask others to do the same thing just to satisfy your desires? If you cannot tolerate infliction of pain on your body or mind by others' words and actions, what right have you to do the same to others through your words and deeds?" ~ Lord Mahavir.
A living body is not merely an integration of limbs and flesh but it is the abode of the soul which potentially has perfect perception (Anant-darshana), perfect knowledge (Anant-jnana), perfect power (Anant-virya), and perfect bliss (Anant-sukha). ~ Lord Mahavir.