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forms of enviommental degradation like air pollution, water pollution, cutting down of forests, Industrial pollution, as well as human and other forms of life.
Social and Ethical Values
There are now new forms of violence emerging in the modern world. These manifest due to the political, social, ethical and other forms of decline of value systems. These can be broadly grouped as --
A. Politics without moral principles B. Money earning without vital efforts C. Sensual practices without dicretion. D. Sciecne without humanity E. Business without morality F. Knowledge without character G. Worship without austerity.
These social misdeeds are considered now a days routine and part of life and also quite a number of times prestigious.
The broad meaning of these forms of non-violence are mostly known to each one of us. Most of them manifest with the tendency of self thinking and keeping to sole goal of life as consumption. These sins disturb the social fabric consisting of values such as co-operation, love, sacrifice, good neighbour relation, etc. Giving highest values to these social sins and considering human being engaged in such activities as reaching high points in their lives is like setting wrong examples. This leads to decline of right thinking and human values. According to Ācārārga Sūtra - "Self controlled people will not develop the destiny of their lives by violence to other". Self control for self means not to harm others for self gain and hence not committing social sins as indicated above. It is considered essential to cultivate the concept of Jainism in life and make non-violent behaviour as the living force of social obligation.
Homage to Lord Mahavira and his doctrines of world-peace
I wish to quote a homage given by Mahatma Gandhi, Father of our
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