Jainism: The Most Peaceful Religion In The World

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Initially, I thought that even though Jainism is one of, if not, the most peaceful religion in the world, there would not be many difficulties to practice it. However, as I learned more about the religion, I realized there were so many restrictions involved and a significant amount of discipline required to follow this religion. For instance, filtering water multiple times to prevent harm from reaching microorganisms, sweeping the ground considerately, pulling out every strand of hair on one’s head, renouncing family members and sexual pleasures, having little to no belongings or simply having a limited diet. These strict practices seemed a bit ridiculous to me at first, but as I realized all of the above and more have to take place to achieve moksha, it seemed less ridiculous and more logical to me. …show more content…

Thus, I thought that trying out the Jain diet for my project would prove to be an interesting yet challenging experience to take part in so that I can gain a little bit of insight into what life as a Jain might be like. Additionally, the man in the well parable also resonated with me. Even though the man has fallen down a well and will probably be attacked by the snakes or swallowed by the python, he is still focused on the honey dripping from the bees. This made me think deeply about how illogical it is for a person to be so caught up with the trivial aspects of life when there are far more serious issues at hand, like impending death in the case of the

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