“Know other creatures’ love for life, for they are like you.
Kill them not; save their life from fear and enmity.
All creatures desire to live, not to die. - Lord Mahavira
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“Jainism is fundamentally a religion of ecology and has turned ecology into a religion. It has enabled Jains to create an environment-friendly value system and code of conduct.” - Dr L. M. Singhvi, President of the Jain Institute, from Faith in Conservation by Martin Palmer with Victoria Finlay, published by the World Bank, 2003.
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Jainism teaches that all of nature is bound together and says that if one does not care for nature one does not care for oneself. It is important not to waste the gifts of nature, and to reduce one’s needs as far as possible.
LEARN MORE ABOUT JAINISM AND ECOLOGY:
Alliance of Religions & ConservationForum on Religion and Ecology at Harvard