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The experience gained from such meetings held so far should enable future efforts to cover a wider ground. One immediate objective should of course be the laying of foundations for a secure and enduring peace among nations. What better means can be devised to achieve this objective than to mobilise public opinion in favour of peace and against the building of tensions among nations ? Leaders of the various religious traditions can undoubtedly play a crucial role in building the bastions of peace and in influencing the beligerents to desist from their bellicose and war-like postures.
People everywhere are conscious of the extreme gravity of the present international situation pregnant with the possibilities of nuclear annihilation. The followers of all religions and all people of good-will around the world can be galvanised into rousing public opinion and creating unity and universality of conscience to halt the drift of nations towards conflicts plunging the world in total disaster.
People of all living faiths of the world can be encouraged to delve deep into their own religious traditions and experience in order to foster a climate of tolerance and respect for one another's beliefs and points of view. Such intimate and earnest dialogue can help in bringing to surface those treasures of thought and power and also dedication to service capable of contributing to an awareness of spiritual kinship. The strain of tolerance thus generated can make the relationships of men and nations more just and free, more humane and more fraternal. Participation in even a few such conferences and discussions has encouraged the hope that brothers and sisters who have been born into other faiths in other nations share with us the conviction that Truth and Righteousness mean the same to all wherever they may belong by virtue of their birth. The future of humanity lies in a better understanding of common values.
Editor Gommatavani Shravanabelagola (India)
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| SR No. | 014038 |
| Book Title | World Jain Conference 1987 4th Conference |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Satish Jain, Kamalchand Sogani |
| Publisher | Ahimsa International |
| Publication Year | 1987 |
| Total Pages | 202 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Seminar & Articles |
| File Size | 7 MB |