________________
& perpectuate Jain principles of non-violence, nobel charity, to have peaceful world with compassion towards all living being, & simultaneously have harmonious, happy, health humanity contended & satisfying living. Life is intended to live with joy, wisdom, energy abounding. We have come to this world to experience our own reality who we are? & What is best for us. Life is not to be lived with fear, exhaustion, depression exertion beyond our capacity. Life is not to discomfort, discontentment in wrong profession at wrong place & for wrong purpose. It must be joyous walk on wonderful land of one's own capability & discover ability to walk through the true path & give sometime to world which gives pleasure to you.
Adherance to religion is belief in divine force is potential in every human being in Jainism. While in other religion divine force is supernatural power, a perfect being God, designer, architect of world, who is originating, destroying & maintaining the world soul, universe & nature.
Philosophy of religion is antidote to dogmatism irrationalism, superstition. Philosophy of religion is logical, deeply intellectual, interpretation of religious experience committed to reason & rationality, is affair of head then heart & rejects superstition, blind belief based on idealism & tradition. It involves epistemology & onto logical problems & is analysed, refined religious belief. Heart is place of faith, emotions, passions & feeling while head is for reason, understanding, knowledge & wisdom. Religious phenomena is to be analysed logically & rationally with head & not with heart, instinct, impulse, sensation & crude emotions. Elhics makes religion pure & refined.
Modernity represents age of logic & reason & not of dogma & blind belief. We tend to be reluctant to accept any statement that lack logical support. We seek rational explanations for many concept which are accepted on mere faith in past generations. The spiritual Quest is still alive & new spirituality is emerging leaving dogmas & orthodoxy & are tending to highlight love, justice & mutual understanding, service to needy.
Religion can give moral thoughts to lead your life action motivated by spirit of up liftment improvement & development of spiritual, ethical or moral life. In religion we are free to choose, decide, exercise think & enlighten our knowledge & select right path. Others judge you upon action done & words uttered. Attitude brings suffering although not exposed or expressed.
Purpose of religion is peace, harmony salvation of soul to reach final destiny-moksa-heaven-paradise. There are many religion but one spiritual path is human nature- Systems of beliefs has nothing to do
Jain Education International
For Personal & Private Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org