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જેન દષ્ટિએ મહાત્મા ગાંધી
વધારે લાચાર હોય છે. તેઓ આત્મરક્ષણ કરી શકતા of unmanliness can be made good નથી, તેમજ પોતાના પ્રિયજનની આબરૂને સાચવી against the Jains. I hold no brief for શકતા નથી.”
them. By birth I am a Vaishnavite, and હમણાં શું કર્તવ્ય છે?—એના સંબંધમાં તેઓ was taught Ahinsa in my childhood. વિશેષ જણાવે છે કે –
I have derived much religious benefit “વર્તમાન કાળે યુરોપ, સામર્થ્યને દેવી હક્ક
from Jain religious works as I have
from scriptures of the other great માગનાર અવતાર છે. ત્યાં ટૅર્સ્ટયનો અવતાર યુરે
faiths of the world. I owe much to પના સભાગ્યે જ થયો. પરંતુ ભારતવર્ષની સ્થિતિ
the living company of the deceased તદ્દન જુદી જ છે. જુલમાટના, આક્રમણના કે લુટફાટનાં કર્તવ્યો માટે બરજોરી કે જબરદસ્તી ન
philosopher Raichand Kavi who was વાપરવાનો (હિંસા ન કરવાને) ઉપદેશ આર્યસંતાને
mai a Jain by birth. Thus though my views
Jain Dy DI આપે જ નહિ. મને વિશ્વાસ-શ્રદ્ધા છે કે આર્યભૂમિ
on Ahinsa are a result of my study એટલી પતિત થશે જ નહિ”—આમ કહી પછી ગાંધી
of most of the faiths of the world, જીના અહિંસાવાદને માટે ગાંધીજીને ઉધડા જ લીધા
they are no longer dependent upon છે. એમાં આપણે નહિ ઉતરીએ, હાલ પ્રસ્તુત ઉલ્લે
the authority of these works. They ખોને ગાંધીજીએ શું ઉત્તર આપ્યો છે તે જોઇએ:
are a part of my life and if I sudd
enly discovered (જુઓ જુલાઈ ૧૯૧૫ નું જન ધે. કે. હેરલ્ડ)
that the religious
books read by me bore a different With due deference to Lalaji,
interpretation from the one I had I must join issue with him when he
learnt to give them, I should still says that the elevation of the doctrine
hold the view of Ahinsa as I am of Ahinsa to the highest position contributed to
about to set forth here. the downfall of India. There seems to be no historical
Our shastras seem to teach that warrant for the belief that an exa a man who really practises Ahinsa in ggerated practice of Ahinsa synchr- its fulness has the world at his feet, oinised with our becoming bereft of he so effects his surroundings that manly virvirtues. During the past 1000 even the snakes and venonous reptiles years we have as a nation given do him no harm. This is said to have ample proof of physical courage, but been the experience of St. Francis of we have been torn by internal diss. Assisi. * * ensious and have been dominated A man cannot deceive the loved by love of self instead of love of one; he does not fear or frighten him Country. We have that is to say been or her. 3 ara (Gift of life ) is the swayed by the spirit of irreligion than greatest of all gifts. A man who gi. of religion. x x x
ves it in reality, disarms all hostility. I donot know how far the charge He has paved the way for an hono
| SR No. | 536288 |
| Book Title | Jain Yug 1985 1986 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mohanlal Dalichand Desai |
| Publisher | Jain Shwetambar Conference |
| Publication Year | 1985 |
| Total Pages | 138 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Jain Yug, & India |
| File Size | 8 MB |