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Philosophy o Samatā (Equality) in Modern Outlook
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philosophical systems of thought. For the philosophy of communism credit goes to Karl Marx. Marx, alike Mahāvira, earnestly wanted that the wealth should not embrace only one person but instead, should be used commonly by all.
When we look at the scientific development of social life we find that money has played a major role in this process. Whichever group had the reins of wealth in its hands, dominated the society in every respect. To be frank and precise, the group which had money is responsible for disrupting all management. Whatever efforts were made in order to bring about Samatā amongst people they were made futile by moneyed people. Today also the same can be observed here and there.
So long as money remains in one's control and is used for certain people the evil is bound to persist. Hence, it is necessary to decentralise money. All these are nothing but external experiments and these can be successful only when the internal foundation is made for them. One instrument can be used for both good and bad. Science is not its own master. Knife can be used for peaceful purposes like cutting vegetable etc, and the same can be used for one's assassination. A good man never finds faults with any body. He always finds goodness even in rubbish things. But a wicked man destroys every thing even by good means.
Any work has got two aspects. A man can attain highness by restraining his senses and by constantly practising and thus goes on the rail of Samatā. These things should go together. Then only an individual will form the best society and in turn the society will form a good individual.
Generally we find that most of the people belong to the common character and need to be guided in proper way. It requires certain restrictions to be imposed on them. Otherwise it is feared that they may not follow the right path. So, those who are consicious should not follow the path of corruptness, but on the contrary, should create beautiful environment so that common people also fall in line with them. This is most desirable.
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| SR No. | 001595 |
| Book Title | Bhagavana Mahavira and his Relevance in Modern Times |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Narendra Bhanavat, Prem Suman Jain, V P Bhatt |
| Publisher | Akhil Bharat Varshiya Sadhumargi Jain Sangh |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 236 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Philosophy, Discourse, & Articles |
| File Size | 13 MB |