In Jainism, there is a great deal of importance given to Leshya.
Leshya refers to the state of Mind. Our activities reflect our
state of mind. The following illustration shows how our
activities vary with the state of our mind. Once there were six
friends who were going on a trip, but along the way got lost in
a forest. Soon they became hungry and thirsty. They searched for
food for sometime and finally found a fruit tree. As they ran to
the tree, the first man said, "Letís cut the tree down and get
the fruits." The second one said, "Donít cut the whole tree
down, cut off a big branch instead." The third friend said, "Why
do we need a big branch? A small branch has enough fruit." The
fourth one said, "We do not need to cut any branches, just climb
up and take the bunches of fruit." The fifth man said, "Why pick
that many fruits and waste them, instead just pick the fruits
that you want to eat." The sixth friend said quietly, "There are
plenty of good fruits on the ground, so letís just eat them
first." You ca