Prabuddha Jivan 2018 01

SR No.: 526114
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2018
Total Pages: 52
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 1 MB

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Jaina Concept of Aparigraha
Prof. Sagarmal Jain
Aparigraha is the Need of our Age
Though outwardly we are pleading for Aparigraha We are living in the age of science and technol- and non-attachment yet by heart we still have strong ogy. The advancement in our scientific knowledge has faith in the law of the jungle, i.e. the dictum-'might is removed our religious superstitions and false dogmas. right. We are living for the satisfaction of our animal But unfortunately and surprisingly, side by side, it has nature only, though we talk of higher social and also shaken our mutual faith, and faith in moral spiritual values. This duality or the gulf between our virtues as well as religio-spiritual values. The old thought and action is the sole factor disturbing our social and spiritual values of life, acting as binding on inner as well as outer peace. Once the faith in higher humanity and based on religious beliefs, has been values or even in our fellow beings is shaken and we made irrelevant by scientific knowledge and logical start seeing each and every person or a community thinking. Till date, we have been unable to formulate or a nation withthe eyes of doubt, definitely, it is the or evolve anew value structure, so necessary for sign of disturbed mentality. meaningful and peaceful living in society, based on
Because of materialistic and mechanical outlook our scientific and logical outlook. We are living in a
our faculty in faith has been destroyed and when the state of total chaos. Infect, the present age is the age
mutual faith and faith in higher values of co-operaof transition, old values have become irrelevant, and
tion and co-existence is destroyed, doubts takne pace. new ones have not been yet established. We have
The doubt causes fear, fear gives birth to violence and more knowledge and faith in atomic structure and
violence triggers violence. The present violence is the power than the values needed for meaningful and
result of our materialistic attitude and doubting peaceful life. Today, we strongly rely on the atomic
nature. The most valuable thing, human race has lost power as our true rescuer, and discard thereligiospiritual values as mere superstitions. Mr. D.R. Mehta
in the present age, is none other than peace. rightly observed, "In the present day world with
Science and technology has given us all the amenireligion getting separated from daily life and ties of life. Though due to the speedy advancement in spreading commercialization killing (violence) has science and technology nowadays, life on earth is so increased many fold and sensitivity to (other) life luxurious and pleasant as it was never before yet whether animal or human has declined in proportion." because of the selfish and materialistic outlook and For us human being is either a compiled machine or doubting nature of (man, which we have developled at least a developed animal, governed by his instincts today, nobody is happy and cheerful, We are living in endowed with some faculties of mechanical reason- tension all the times and deprived of, even a pleasant ing. Thus, we have developed a totally materialistic sound sleep. The people, materially more affluent and selfish outlook.
having all the amenities of life, are more in the grip The advancement in all the walks of life and of tension. Medical as well as psychological survey knowledge could not sublimate our animal and reports of advance nations confirm this fact. Tendency selfish nature. The animal instinct lying within us is to consume alcoholic and sedative drugs is increasing still forceful and is dominating our individual and day by day. It also supports the fact that we have lost social behavior and due to this our life is full of our mental peace at the cost of this material advanceexcitements, emotional disorders and mental tensions. ment. Not only this, we have also been deprived of The more advanced a nation, stronger the grip of these our nature way of living S. Bothara maintains "What evils of our age over it. The single most specific unfortunately has happened is that the intoxication of feature by which our age may be characterised is that ambition and success has made us forget even the of tension. Now a day not only the individuals, but the natural discipline, which we, inherited from tha anitotal human race is living in tension.
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