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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elements are essential for our social life, how can we say that nonviolence is not necessary for human life. Society does not stand on violence but on non-violence, not on fulfilment of self-interest but on sacrifice of self-interest, not accepting our own rights but in accepting the rights of others as our duty. Thus, we can say that the non-violence is an inevitable principle of the existence, for human society. At present we are living in age of nuclear weapons and due to this the existence of human race is in danger. At present it is only the observance of non-violence, which can save the human race. It is mutual credibility and the belief in the equality of human beings which can restore peace and harmony in human society.
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We are living in the age of science and technology. Science and technology has given us all the amenities of life. Due to the tremendous advancement in science and technology now a days, life on earth is so luxurious and pleasant that it was never before, yet because of materialistic and mechanical out look and selfish nature, which we have developed these days, no body is happy and cheerful. Our desires have no limits. These unfulfilled desires creates frustrations and tensions. We are living all the times in tensions and deprived of even a sound sleep. The people and nations in scientific-technology more advanced and materially more affluent having all the amenities of life are more in the grip of mental tensions. Medical and psychological reports of advanced nations confirm this fact. Tendency to consume alchohalic and sedative drugs is increasing day by day in there nations, which shows that we have lost our mental peace at the cost of this material advancement. Not only this, we have also been deprived of our natural way of living, due to this scientific advancement. S. Bothara maintains "what unfortunately happened is that the intoxication of ambition and success over nature has made us forget even the natural desciplene which we inherited from animal kingdom". "We have not only denied to accept social and religious check-post but we have also denied natural check-post. Now our life has only accelerator, no brake. Our ambitions and desires have no limits, they always remain unfulfilled and these unfulfilled desires create fustrations and frustrations or resentments which are the cause of our mental tensions. Thus we are deprived of mental peace and happiness.