Ahimsa the Ultimate Winner

SR No.: 001630
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N P Jain
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy
Publication Year: 2004
Total Pages: 298
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Ahimsa
File Size: 18 MB

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There is no human out of which
A truly noble human being cannot be made.”
Jain philosophy aims at shaping an individual's personality not just for himself or herself but also in the wider context of the surrounding social and natural environment. It maintains that everyone is capable of attaining supreme happiness and bliss.
We often take to criticizing others and finding faults with them. I recall the story of a boatman and the professor. The boatman was taking the professor across the river Ganga. The professor was asking him if he had heard anything about tremendous scientific and technology progress the world was making. When the boatman confessed his ignorance, the professor mentioned that he has wasted his life. Suddenly there was a storm and there was a fear that the boat may turn topsy-turvy. The boatman asked the Professor if he knew swimming. When the Professor replied in the negative, it was boatman turn to tell the professor that if he has not learnt the swimming he has wasted his life.
The renowned poet-saint Kabir has very aptly reflected this thought in his poem.
बुरा जो देखन मैं चला, बुरा न दीखा कोय जब दिल देखा आपना, मुझसा बुरा न कोय।
The prescription for transformation into a nobler and kinder personality is, in the first place, through self-effort, self-control, self-restraint and self-renunciation. Curbing one's ego is the most important element n the journey toward self-realization and looking within oneself. Jain philosophy inspires a human being to wake up and cut through one's proud ego self to the gentle spirit hidden within you that knows no arrogance, condemnation, revenge or punishment. It carries the mighty power of all inclusive compassion and kindness.
Ahimsa: The Ultimate Winner
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