Jainism The Cosmic Vision

SR No.: 034278
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Mahavir Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
Total Pages: 137
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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Preface
Desai, Kumarpal
Jainism: The Cosmic Vision Kumarpal Desai - Ahmedabad: Mahavir Foundation, London, UK, 2008
1 Jainism DDC 294.4
In 1969 I bagan writing my Ph.D. thesis on 'Mahayogi Anandghanji' and my interest in the Jain philosophy, as propounded by Yogi Anandghanji, was aroused. I was struck by its universality, its spiritual depth and its contemporary relevance. I had inherited the legacy of Samskar from my father Jaibhikhkhu whose 300 books were largely based on Jain lore. I read those books avidly and that expanded my horizons.
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I had many opportunities in and outside country to deliver lectures on Jain philosophy, and I had the unique honour to address the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago, Cape Town and the United Nations Chapel in New York. During the course of my lecture series, I visited different countries twenty-seven times. Through the columns in Gujarat Samachar' and the encouragement of its editor late Shri Shantilal Shah, I could reach a wider audience by explicating the fundamental principles of Jainism. About fifteen books have been published in English and a couple of books about Jain religion have been edited. The present volume comprises the lectures and talks delivered on different occasions.
Jain religion is a way of life and the present volume shows how it can be useful in dealing with the problems of the contemporary society The lecture would not have seen the light of the day but for the love and affection of Shri Prafull Lakhani and the courtesy of Shrimad Rajchandra Seva Kendra.
The concepts of non-violence, truth, detachment, anekant and environment found in Jain religion can hold becon light to the world and similarly the values such as restraint, vegetarianism, forgiveness are the need of the hour. If some of these get percolated to society and humanity at large, my efforts would not have gone in vain. 1-7-2008
- Kumarpal Desai
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