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World Peace and Pratikramaņa (Confession) : 75
as an alarming wake up call to pull back the person from his own blind race in the world. It is the process of enlightenment that reveals the hidden capabilities of the practitioner himself. It is a holy ritual of self-purification through self imposed restraint from the sinful activities. Self-confession : Self-management Pratikramaņa or self-confession is a kind of self-introspection and a complete process of self-management. Today we experience the importance of pratikramana in all walks of life for better improvement in respective fields. All categories or fields of persons namely businessman, salesman, teacher, student, public administrator, spiritualist, scientists, they need to reflect on their deeds once done and put in critical analysis which will unfold the essence or truth as how far efficiently positive output has been accomplished. Through this process of self-analysis, selfconfession, one can faithfully look to one's plus points and minus points simultaneously. It further leads one to determined improvement of one's virtues and giving up of one's vices in their respective fields. So the great importance of pratikramaņa in Jainism is evident from the very fact that all edifying religious practices depend on pratikramaņa-sūtras being very wide indeed. It not only enriches the spiritual life but grooms the professional part also. “Success on the outside begins within." Universal Amity and Pratikramaņa The keynote of the pratikramaņais best expressed in the well known verse from the sūtra : khāmemi savva jīve savve jīvākhamantu me/ mitti me savva-bhūesa vera majjha ņakeņavi/12 I ask pardon from all living creatures, may all of them pardon me, may I have friendship with all beings and enmity with none. Through this kind of universal forgiveness, the virtue of universal amity develops within us, which is the cause of peaceful co-existence. King Udai defeated the King Candapradyotha in war but while coming
| SR No. | 525091 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2015 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sundarshanlal Jain, Ashokkumar Singh |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2015 |
| Total Pages | 118 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 9 MB |