the effect of karma upon a person which results in bondage.

The Tao Te Ching, Dao De Jing, or Daodejing (道德經: 道 dào “way”; 德 dé “virtue”; 經 jīng “classic” or “book”) also simply referred to as the Laozi

The text is fundamental to both philosophical and religious Taoism

Wu-wei (productive passiveness or “non-action”)

Jainism

Core doctrine is ahimsa, sanskrit for “non-harming”

Happy we dwell, happy we live, who call nothing whatsoever our own”

Jainism had its beginning in the sixth-century B.C. when as a man by the name of Mahavira (which means “Great Man” or “Hero”) rejected his early upbringing in a life of luxury and embraced the ascetic life of a wandering monk

Ahimsa: non-injury to anyone or anything.

Atman: no personal God, just consciousness.

Bandha: the effect of karma upon a person which results in bondage.

Karma: a physical substance which attaches itself to a person’s soul

Five Great Ascetic Vows for Jain Monks

Thou shalt not kill any living being.

Thou shalt not lie.

Thou shalt not take what is not given.

Thou shalt not have sex.

Thou shalt not be attached to anything.

Thou shalt not eat after dark.

Twelve Rules for Jain Laypersons

Thou shalt not kill any living being.

Thou shalt not lie.

Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not be greedy.

Thou shalt be tempted through unnecessary travel.

Thou shalt not be attached to too many daily things.

Thou shalt not be caught unaware of unnecessary evils.

Thou shalt maintain a planned period of meditation.

Thou shalt observe special periods of self-denial.

Thou shalt commit thyself to occasional days of monk asceticism.

Thou shalt give monetary support to the monks.