Spiritual Quotes On Hurt

What is considered as satya (truth)? When no living being is hurt through speech, through external conduct and even through the mind, there are no bad thoughts arising for that person, that is the greatest truth of all! That is the most ultimate siddhant (established principle)! That is not the Real truth, but it is the most ultimate relative or worldly truth!

The wife and children are dependent on you. How can you ever hurt those who are dependent on you? Even if the people dependent on you are at fault, you should not hurt them.

There are two ways by which the goals of life are determined : If you don't encounter a Gnani Purush (the One who has realized the Self and is able to do the same for others), then you should live in worldly life in such a way that you don't become the cause of misery to anyone. The greatest of all goals to uphold is that no living being should be hurt in the slightest by you. And secondly, if you do happen to directly encounter a Gnani Purush, then you should remain in His satsang (spiritual discourse; company of Self-realized beings). By doing so, all your [spiritual] work will be accomplished. All your [worldly] 'puzzles' will be solved.

If you happen to hurt someone externally, you will start to experience suffering within! Such is the science of the vitaraag Lords (the enlightened Ones who are absolutely free from attachment and abhorrence). If for just one lifetime, you take away the miseries of others, it will make up for the losses incurred over infinite lifetimes!

If you want to practice a worldly religion, then there are only 2 statements worth understanding: 1) Nurture the intention that no living being should be hurt by you and 2) Nurture the intention to give what you have to others. The one for whom these two intentions get fulfilled, he will have learnt all there is to learn about religion!

Dukh (pain) is itself ashata vedaniya (karma that gives rise to a sensation of pain), the resultant effect of the pain is aartadhyan (adverse internal state of being that hurts the self).

The fruit of practicing dharmadhyan (a virtuous internal state of being that prevents one from hurting the self and others) is samyak Darshan (the right belief of 'I am pure Soul').

Not having the slightest of contempt towards a nimit (a living or non-living entity that is instrumental in the unfolding of your karma) is dharmadhyan (a virtuous internal state of being that prevents one from hurting the self and others).

Demerit (paap) karma and merit (punya) karma, what are they? God resides within every living being in worldly life, therefore never have even the slightest intent to hurt any living being. Otherwise, as a result of that engaging in that fault, demerit karma will be bound. On the other hand, if you give the slightest of happiness to any living being, or you have the slightest intent to give happiness to any living being, then as a result of giving happiness to the God within, you will bind merit karma.