You already believe some of this.
You just don’t know it’s Jain.
Short reads connecting old Jain ideas to things you already care about. No prior knowledge needed.
Aparigraha↔Minimalism
Minimalism is aparigraha with the soul taken out
You've decluttered your room. Jainism wants to know if you've decluttered you.
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Aparigraha
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Minimalism
Ahimsa↔Veganism & animal rights
If veganism is the tutorial, ahimsa is the full game
Jains were arguing about ants, microbes and the ethics of potatoes centuries before oat milk.
6 min
Anekantavada↔'There are many truths'
Anekantavada: the original 'it's more complicated than that'
An ancient philosophy of arguing well, for an internet that forgot how.
6 min
Karma↔'Karma's gonna get them'
Karma isn't a revenge fantasy. It's residue.
Pop culture made karma a cosmic hitman. Jainism made it chemistry.
5 min
Micchami Dukkadam↔Cancel culture & apologies
An annual reset button for every relationship you have
Once a year, millions of Jains ask everyone for forgiveness, including people they're still mad at.
4 min
Tapas↔Dopamine detoxes & fasting
Before dopamine detoxes, there was tapas
Jains have been doing hard mode on purpose for 2,500 years. Their reasons are more interesting than productivity.
5 min