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Practice of Compassion in Modern Life
BR. DR. SNEH RANI JAIN
Compassion is the backbone of humanity, and is given the highest place in every religion. But it is often ignored and forgotten by many individuals.
As defined in the English language, compassion means sorrow for the distress of misfortunes of another, with the desire to help. To put it in other words, compassion is disposition to render assistance to those, afflicted by various types of calamities, hardships, discomforts, and misfortunes.
Creatures, naturally including Humans of all Religions and Faiths, Race, Colour, Creed, Regions, Breed, status and needs, deserve compassionate assistance being Pātra or subjects.
Compassion carries its root in mind expression in speech and practicality in actions. Mind is unseen and influences the psychology of individuals. Hence, it is very much necessary to safeguard compassion, from its very roots, in Humans.
How compassion may be practiced in modern life which appears at its peack of advancement through the progress of science and technology. The knowledge of basic sciences such as of Physies, Chemistry and Biology based on the observations of basic facts in one's day-to-day life do not leave any margin for relying on mythes and superstition, is very much accepted in Jainism; too alike Modern Science. The laws of Thermodynamics, the Genetic approach, the advancement of past few centuries in the fields of 'Medicine and chemotherapy etc. have opened up new fields of vision under the torch of Modern Biotechnology. These all were declared by the ancient Jaina Sages and Monks through knowledge
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