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their legitimate belongings. Every one is a part and parcel of this vast universe and every one has to have its existence and sustenance in the world. It is the duty and obligation of each one to ensure that the existence and living of every one is safeguarded and not endangered. But we have only to satisfy our legitimate needs and should not cater to our greed. So the principles of aparigraha enjoins to stock only that much which we need. The principles of asteya and aparigraha guarantee intra-generational and inter-generational justice respectively. Equality and justice go hand in hand. They are the two pillars of Indian theory of management along with two other pillars of yoga and kṣema. These four are the most desirable prerequisites of sustainable development and environment stewardship.
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Jainism as a part of Śramana tradition puts forth puruṣārtha or selfhelp as a basic principle of authentic life, without looking for any help from supra-human agency. It is to be svastha, i.e., situated in one's own self (Svasmi tiṣṭhati). It is to remain confined to svabhāvaparyāya or svaparyāya and to be free from vibhāvaparyāya or paraparyaya as far as possible. In the worldly life it is very difficult to be so, but this is put forth as an ideal. The jīva (self) has to be unaffected by ajīva. This is the state of Mokṣa. But we are worldly beings and we have to be in association with and dependent upon other beings and entities. So mutual affection and consequent affliction is unavoidable. All living beings are mutually dependent (Parasparopagraho jīvānām)1o, says the Tattvärthasūtra. Likewise the non-living entities also help us for our sustenance. So we have a collective living (samgha jīvana). The cosmos is a vast and subtle networking of multiple and multifaceted but interrelated and interdependent existences characterized by both permanence and change. The cosmic set up is not mechanical or blind interplay of existences. It is teleological, purposive and goal-oriented. All happenings are causal happenings and not accidents or chance
| SR No. | 525079 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2012 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sudarshanlal Jain |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2012 |
| Total Pages | 98 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 12 MB |