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Non-violence (Ahimsa)

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Nonviolence is based on love and kindness for all living beings.  Nonviolence in Jainism   is not a negative virtue.   

Five Great Vows (Maha-vratas)

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Right knowledge, right faith, and right conduct are the three most essentials for attaining liberation.  In order to acquire these, one must observe the five great vows:

The Universal Prayers

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Let us behold Thee in till these names and forms. Let us serve Thee in all these names and forms. Let us ever remember Thee. Let us ever sing Thy glories. 

The Peace of God

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Love, as the peace of God, is the bond of perfection that unites in complete surrender and common activity all that was broken and scattered.

Peace Thoughts

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Peace is born of thoughts of the good. In the strength of peace one wants the good for all men and all things.  

Peace is the Work of God

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Peace is the work of God. Without the Creator there is no peace in the creation. 

Blessed Are The Pure in Heart

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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.— Matt. 5:8

Get a New Heart

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The change of heart that creates a new treasuring of Jesus is a gift of God that we experience when the eyes of our hearts are opened to see Jesus as more to be desired than any other reality.