Why do we call Mahavir a Spiritual Saint as a ‘Courageous Soldier’? His search or research for 12 years in jungles of Vihar now Bihar is to find true happiness outside materialistic pleasures. His search was for finding ‘The True Truth’. He discovered that the journey of true truth starts from inside self. That internal journey of understanding self requires extreme courage and bravery and that must be reason for naming him ‘Mahavir’.

The inner journey of self has been simplified by him in 3 simple words besides 357 sutras written in Tatvarthsutra. Ahimsa, Anekantvaad and Aprigrah are those 3 simple words which enables one to start this inward journey.

As explained in last year post

• A1. Ahimsa – no hurt to anyone even at Thinking level before speaking or Action. This is starting point of collaboration.
• A2. Anekantwad – acceptance of multiple views and respect them. This is starting point of creativity.
• A3. Aprigrah – Non-attachment to specific offering or object but just commited to purpose. The purity of purpose removes all the fears and provide extreme courage to take on any initiatives.
• These 3 principles are foundational signposts for inner journey to begin supported by Satya (Principle centric), Sanyam (Perseverance), Tap (deep research) and Tyaag(Letting go or letting go ego).
• My mind was connecting Inspirational Institutional Leadership with above seven teachings of Mahavir – Collaboration, Creativity, Purpose, Principle centric, Perseverance, Research and letting go ego.
• Just a point of reflection and connecting self leadership of spirituality and self Leadership of human centric contribution.