________________ Religious Awakening 7 Now-a-days, in affluent societies, the individual is attending more and more to his physical needs, and the pressure of life is so heavy that even his intellectual pursuits are an escape from the druggery of the daily routine. Science and technology have put him in abundance and given him plenty of leisure. For such people, there come moments of mental vacantness and of frustration. They try to find consolation by addicting themselves to some unhealthy habits. Thus today, Religious Thinking has fallen on a low ebb in affluent societies. But it is to be hoped that even affluent people would come, one day or the other, to feel that there is something like a spiritual pursuit, which can be satisfied only by Religion, understand in its best form. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
