World Jain Conference 1987 4th Conference

SR No.: 014038
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

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withdrawal symptoms (M. Francis Abraham). The time is on and ripe to realise that we must now reorganise ourselves and the human nature. Technological advances, computers and robots, space shuttles and interplanetary explorations may profess much but signify little. Resuscitation lies in recomposition of our personality with sincerity of purpose. A great responsibility lies on every one of us. Here Jainism comes to our rescue. Its ethical code, psychological depth, spiritual methods and religious tonality has won spurs, because it urges us to realise that the character of an individual must be integrated by self-illumination, call it Svadhyaya, Preksha Dhyana or Anuvrta or Vipashyana. It assures us that we have that inborn ability to reclaim the lost land if we open up the windows of our souls and acquire values that intensify our consciousness. Lord Mahavira himself set forth his life to fight against evils-he practised and then preached. Jainism cautions against the beast in man and guides us to our proper destiny. Therefore, the formidable task before us is to help new generation grow into integrated human souls and thus, requires a greater stress on our intuitive and supra-conscious faculties. Jainism is a powerful medium for all this. I sum up in the words of the great saint, Cidananda
It is now dawn, Wake, oh traveller Sun has risen Lotuses are in full bloom Illusion has vanished With the darkness of night Be sleeping, ye won't reach the Destination Move on oh traveller !
translations by Sri Ganesh
(All renderings in English are taken from Lalwani).
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