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Jainism in a Global Perspective
2. It is a non-sectarian religion.
3. It is a philosophy of life which gives primacy to character or righteousness and holds worship to be secondary.
4. It is a philosophy which relatively gives more importance to the present than to the past or the future and concentrates on ways of proper living and evaluating the present.
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It is a new formula for solving our problems.
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It is a vow to reduce one's wants and limit one's consumption. It asserts the following truths which keep stirring our consciousness. Let the world be transformed through the Anuvrats.
If we believe in religion, we must unite ourselves to stop the dance of violence and purge religion of the stigma that it generates more violence and hatred than love Aṇuvrata is one way. Acārya Tulasi makes an important point in his message. He says that seeds of non-violence should be sown in the minds of young people. Seville statement issued by the top scientists of the world in 1985-the International year of Peace-also stresses on the same point. 'Both war and peace originate in the mind of man.' Let us strive to root out the seeds of violence that sprout in our minds with the help of Anuvrata.
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