Spiritual Quotes On deceit

If you can get a chance to do the darshan of One who is free of kashay (anger, pride, deceit and greed), then your demerit karma will be washed off just like that! Besides the Gnani Purush, there cannot be any person who is free of kashay.

If anger, pride, deceit and greed end up arising, let them be. There is no problem even if thoughts of unworthy behaviour arise; do not be alarmed. However, make sure You [the Self] reverse them by doing pratikraman (three fold process of confessing the mistake, asking for forgiveness for it and resolving not to repeat it) for them in this way. That will result in a very elevated level of dharmadhyan (a virtuous internal state of being that prevents one from hurting oneself or others)!

One has truly understood spirituality when, day-by-day, anger, pride, deceit, and greed steadily continue to decrease, rather than increase.

I bow in reverence to the Arihant Lords, the Ones who have conquered Their inner enemies. Recognize the inner enemies. Anger, pride, deceit, and greed are the inner enemies!

Whether you conduct your business in an underhand way or in a proper way, the same profit will be gained. However, the deceitfulness is giving rise to a liability for you in the next life. That is why the Lord has forbidden deceitfulness. There’s no benefit to it, just endless loss to be incurred!

Vachanbal (the power of speech that gives results) cannot arise without coming into sheelvaan (a state that is free of sexuality and anger-pride-deceit-greed).

Vachanbal (the power of speech that gives results) cannot arise without coming into sheelvaan (a state that is free of sexuality and anger-pride-deceit-greed).