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64 : Śramana, Vol 63, No. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2012
The summum bonum of life is realization of four infinites (ananta catustayas). This is known as moksa or mukti. The best and surest means of it is yoga. The technique of yoga symbolizes the core of Indian spiritual sādhanā. The term yoga' has three etymological derivations, viz., yujir yoge, yuj samyamane and yuj samādhau. In the Jainism all the three find due place and role. It is union with pure or impure, it is self-control, and it is concentration of mind. Further, in Jainism we find a happy symbiosis of jñānayoga and karmayoga. The Jaina tradition emphasizes the principle of permanence-inchange which means that permanence inheres in change or change is embedded in permanence. This position presents a fine synthesis of the basic positions of Vedānta and Buddhism on the one hand and Sāmkhya and Vaiseșika on the other, all of which get their enunciation in the Vedas and the Upanişads. The Indian culture is an integral whole in which different strands are interwoven with remarkable symmetry but one should have the sense of apprehending them. It is for us to see the differences and discords or organic unity. The healthy and positive approach is to see the underlying commonality which nourishes diversity as its richness. At the present juncture of time humanity is passing through turmoil and facing a crisis which is manifold and multi-dimensional. Humanity is stationed at a cross road. On the one hand there are marvels of science and technology, on the other there are valueerosions, moral degeneration, and different types of deprivations leading to tensions, strife and suffering. Besides this problems arising out of globalization are also compelling the ratiocinative human mind to seek for new philosophy of life. With the emergence of global society in which we are interacting with people of different ideas and ideals, cultures and traditions, religious and moral norms there arises the increasing need for a global ethics of mutuality and interdependence and inter-cultural dialogue for new set of appropriate interpersonal relationships. The ideas of global ethics and inter
| 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 |