Title: Earthsoft Foundation of Guidance -Religious-18 Sins-9 Holy Points- 12 Promises
1Religion- Key points explained
2Index
- Background
- 18 types of Sins
- 9 types of good actions
- 12 types of Oath/ Promises
3Basic
- Philosophy emphasize the necessity of self-effort
sacrifice to move the soul towards divine
consciousness liberation from the cycles of
birth and death (Moksha) - Gems of wisdom
- Right vision or view (Samyak Darshana)
- Right knowledge (Samyak Gyana) and
- Right conduct (Samyak Charitra)
- It suggests following
- 18 types of sins
- 9 types of good actions
- 12 types of vows (Vrat, Promise)
4About Soul
- Any soul conquered its own inner enemies
achieved the state of supreme is called a Jina
(conqueror or victor). Ultimate status is -
Siddha - Universe has no divine creator, owner, preserver,
or destroyer. It is self-regulated. Soul can
achieve consciousness through own efforts,
actions sacrifice - Soul is architect of own life based on karma
- Its important to control senses mind, not to
get dragged away from true nature of soul - Cultivate personal wisdom reliance on self
control through vows (????) develop spirituality
5About Soul
- Soul is potentially divine with innate qualities
of infinite knowledge, perception, power bliss
masked by its karmas. - When a soul is freed from karmas, attains
consciousness, experiencing these qualities - Four things are difficult for a soul to attain
- Human birth
- Knowledge of the laws governing the souls
- Conviction in the philosophy of non-violence
- Practicing knowledge in life activities
- So not to waste human life in evil ways, rise
to spiritual evolution.
6Non-Violence
- Non-violence to be in soul consciousness rather
than body, is the foundation of right view,
knowledge and the conduct - Non violence - Do not harm or kill anyone and
being kind to all living beings - It leads to a state of being unattached, being
non-judgmental and non-violent. - Includes non-exploitation, compassion
forgiveness in thoughts, words actions. - It also results respecting views of others
7Possession
- Limit possessions. Lead a useful, peaceful
happy life for everyone others. Owning an
object is not possessiveness but the attachment
to it - Non-possessiveness is balance of needs desires.
Avoid greed, be happy - Enjoy the company of the holy and
better-qualified, be merciful to afflicted souls,
and tolerate the perversely inclined - Utilise money to help support
8Summary
9Non-violence
Non-violence means not to injure any creature by
thought, word or deed Be vegetarian, save animals
environment
10Cheating-Telling lie
Do not cheat, people will loose trust Do not
threaten your self esteem relationships
11Theft
Stealing - An unauthorized change of
possession Do not steal, live demo with highest
respect
12Adultery
Prostitution costs life, money, respect
prestige It creates social problems for future
generations
13Possession
Makes you loose thoughtful mind, moral compass
sound sleep. Earth provides enough to satisfy
every man's needs, but not every man's greed
Gandhi
14Anger
Makes you loose health, friends
relationships Holding anger is like grasping a
hot coal with the intent of throwing it at
someone else you are the one who gets burned -
Buddha
15Ego
Most self-destructive mechanism of a persons
character and his or her abilities, Can make life
miserable Makes you loose good opportunities
position
16Hypocrite
Say what you think, Do what you say ,Live what
you believe! Everyone is smart enough to
understand you!
17Greediness
The world is burning in the fire of desire,
greed, arrogance and excessive ego. Greed
exhausts the person in an endless effort without
reaching satisfaction
18Attachment
Attachment is the root of all fear sorrow. Let
the senses work at will under control of
mind Detach and attain the supreme perfection of
freedom!
19Hatred
Love is life, hatred is death. Hate the sin not
the sinner Hate is too great a burden to bear. It
injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
20Quarrel
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world
blind Whenever you are confronted with an
opponent. Conquer with love..its the way of life
21Slur
A defamatory or negative statement made to harm
someone, dont forget one finger always points at
you Dont hit below belt, have direct effective
dialogue Person slanders others, and pollutes
himself with his own filth. Raising slur can
costs the relationship
22Backbite
Complaining, backbiting, raising slur, crying,
worrying, gossiping, wasting time are dissipation
of valuable energy It divides family, develop
bitterness costs relationship
23Blaming someone
I dont blame, its pain to store, I dont want to
hurt me! Do not blame, provide the solution Good
work is criticized but do not stop!
24Contradiction
Rational behavior within limits is a pillar of
society form Animals should not feel shame on our
act! Thought-gtWord-gtBehaviour-gtHabits-gt Values-gt
Destiny
25Manipulate
Wealth without work business without ethics is
crime. Do not manipulate get involved in
fraudulent activities. We are governed by law
not by you!
26Unlike faith
To achieve dream requires faith and belief in
yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and
dedication Do not allow unlike faith to grow
bigger than wise faith
27Recap
28Summary
29Food
Worldwide 925 million people are hungry 42
people in India fall below poverty line Save
food, collect distribute donate food, save lives
30Water
Xx lit water needed per person 780 million people
unserved of drinking water globally Save each
drop of water, donate it to human
creatures Re-harvest water, use deep irrigation
to save water
31Offer shelter
Offering shelter to a person on religious
assignment or guests
32Offer place to sleep
Offering place to sleep or shelter to a person on
religious assignment or guests
33Offer clothes
Offering clothes to poor, saints or monks Collect
used clothes then distribute to poor
34Wishing the best
Wish the best for everyone Do whatever the best
for everyone
35Speaking
Human beings have been awarded with ability of
speaking, Make good use , speak good words
politely Make others feel good happy
36Helping
Help people in need like old people or patients,
offer them your services time.
37Politeness
Adopt politeness in the culture, behave
politely Say hello and act with politeness
38Recap
39Summary
40Non-violence
Take a oath. We will not kill animals
creatures We will not exploit animals but save
41Manipulation telling lie
Take a oath..We will not lie. We will not
manipulate people or things to seek beneficits
42Do not steal
Take a oath. We neither ourselves nor encourage
others to steal the things possessed by others.
43Adultery
Take a oath We will not prostitute. We will treat
person of opposite sex like brother or sister
44Greediness
Take a oath..We will utilise of money earned
for social cause like offering education,
clothes, medicine to poor or donation for
religious places
45Moving around
We will limit our movements so as to reduce the
unnecessary expenses
46Controlling limiting
We will control our mind, take controlled intake
for better health, limit luxurious items to save
money
47Non violence
We will not encourage violence, kill or exploit
animals. We will not eat non-vegetarian food to
protect our health save environment
48Be religious
We will be polite religious by nature, keep
faith in religious activities, align hold the
religion
49Recap
50Change the life style
- Please think about these points
- Its your life, you should be owner
- You decide what is right wrong
- Live accordingly, live dangerously!
- We suggest to adopt as much align to religion
practices, it helps not just to you but future
generations too!
51Thank You