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Jainism in a Global Perspective
offering his/her services, seeing the rank and needs of the needy while protecting ones own vratas. The needy subjects alike the disabled, the young one and those, struggling for life, are ranked at the top.
The first four points, direct for the various types of Danasorcharities, without any expectations of returns, rewards or gains.
The charities concerned of foods as āhāradāna, of safety for life as abhayadāna, of offering shelter as āvāsadāna, of offering media for virtuous living like eduation, meditation, pious living, and worshipping as upakaranadāna and personal services of educating, nursing as sevādāna. Each of the stated is highly elaborated in practice, which the limitations of the article explain.
Having lived one's whole life, as a real, compassionate human-being, one realizes the basic scientific truth of karmic theory of" As you sow, so shall you reap;"
Uncompassionate selfishness has totally mis-shaped and destroyed the survival of lives, all over this world.
Under the influence of blind materialistic gains and cravings, all the human progress and advancements, get marred. By following Dharma and observing humanity only one can preserve nature, harmony and peace to save this world.
Not merely by speaking or observing religion, but living in Dharma and humanity towards all, can one serve the cry of the present times. So, live and let others live.
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