Tulsi Prajna 2001 07

SR No.: 524608
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shanta Jain, Jagatram Bhattacharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 170
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 8 MB

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researches. Science has proved that matter which apparently looks in a solid and stable state is in effect composed of ever in movement particles. In fact, not only in movement, but ever changing also. Even the scientist of today does not claim to have unravelled all the mysteries of universe and matter. Albert Einstein24 has said that we can only know the relative truth æ the absolute truth can be seen and known to only complete visionary. So we find that under both disciplines, scientific or philosophic, an average man is not capable of knowing the absolute truth. That is what Anekānta teaches us that, even the apparently opposing facts can be the parts of the same truth.
What Mahavira’s found by the process of intuition and reasoning, Einstein proved in his physical theory of space and time" in the year 1905 A.D. Development of optics and Electrodynamics led to the rejection of the concept of absolute time, absolute simultaneity and absolute space. If time and space are relative to other factors, everything that happens in time and space would naturally be relative to other factors. Therefore, Einstein was convinced that there is causal interdependence of all processes in nature. As a result, the revelations made by him and other theories of Quantum Mechanics, the field of relativity was enlarged, so as to take into consideration the fact that Reality is much dependent upon the subjective reaction of the individual who observes the event.
Jaina theory of relativity in the field of thoughts and metaphysics thus gets sufficient support from these scientific revelations in the field of physics. Theocrats World over have tried to emphasize that the truth revealed to them is absolute, eternal and immutable. Theory of relativity as embodied in Syādväda or Anekāntavāda is happily an exception to this. Lenina5 unknowingly endorsed this theory when he said : ãHuman though by its nature is capable of giving, and does give, absolute truth, which is compounded of sum total of relative truths. Each step in the development of science adds new grains of absolute truth, but the limits of the truth of each scientific proposition are relative, now expanding, now shrinking with the growth of knowledge.a If only Lenin knew how to apply this principle in the evolution of social and economic theories propounded by Marx, the fate of socialism would have been quite different today. Relevance of Anekānta
Anekānta purifies the thinking. It invites to do away evil thoughts and to cultivate good thoughts. It says that matter has no limitation. Because of matter differential, it has various contraqualities and all those THAT YET VICE-fattnete, 2001 C
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