Peace Religious Harmony and Solution of World Problems from Jaina Prespective

SR No.: 001657
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sagarmal Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 70
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Social
File Size: 4 MB

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attachment, the greater will be the mental peace. It is only when attachment vanishes, the human mind becomes free from mental tensions and emotional disorders and attains equanimity which is the ultimate goal of all our religious practices and pursuits.
The problem of Survival of Human Race and Disarmament
The second important problem, the world is facing today is the problem of the survival of human race itself. Due to the tremendous advancement in war technology and nuclear weapons, the whole human race is standing on the verge of annihilation. Now it is not the question of survival of any one religion, culture or nation, but of the whole humanity. Today we have guided missiles but unfortunately unguided men. The madness of one nation or even an individual may lead to the destrucion of whole humanity. Because of the advancement in scientific knowledge and out look our faculty of faith has been destroyed. When mutual faith and faith in higher values of co-operation and co-existence
red, doubts take place. Doubts cause fear, fear produces the sense of insecurity, which results in accumulation of weapons. This mad race for accumulation of weapons is to lead to the total annihilation of human race from this planet.
Thus, the problem of survival of mankind is related to the question of disarmament. To meet this aim first of all we will have to develop mutual faith or trust and thus remove the sense of fear and insecurity, which is the sole cause of armament-race, and then to check the mad race for weapons. Let us think what means have been suggested by the Jainas to solve the problem of human survival and to check the mad race for weapons. For Jainas, it is the sense of insecurity which causes fear and vice a versa. Insecurity results in the accumulation of weapons. So it is our prime duty to develop the sense of security among fellow beings. In Sūtrakṛtānga, it is clearly mentioned that there is nothing higher than the sense of security, which a human being can give to others. The virtue of fearlessness is supreme. It is two-fold (1) one should not fear from others and (2) one should not cause fear to others. A real Jaina saint is one who is free from fear and enmityø. When the fear vanishes and enmity dissolves there is no need for armaments. Thus the sense of security and accumulation of arm and weapons are related to each other. Though arms and