Book Title: Ahimsa Mimansa
Author(s): Kanubhai Sheth, Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: SKPG Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre
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Ahimsa Mimamsa
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desire to kill some one, want to give pain, wish to harrass, it is only you and no one else.' Further they mention, who dishonours the world he dishonous his own soul. Non-violnece is established when the conception of "ownness" developes in the human being. NON-VIOLENCE - ENTIRE EXISTENCE OF LIFE
The vitality of the life of human being is based on nonviolence. If that base is broken the life will break and humanity will fall into coma. The conception of universal brotherhood has been developed in the stages, such as, from individual to family, Family to society society to nation. Nation to universal brother hood.
Conception of non-violence is its root cause. In the civilized atmosphere of human politeness, non-violence is sweet, good, happiness and eternal. The glory of non-violence, there fore, is accepted either in one form or other, in each and every religion of the world.
Non-violence enjoys special place in Jaina religion. A sweet music of non-violence flows in every human rites, which makes the human being very cheerful. Jaina religion is principally non-violent religion, because of manifastation of nonviolence the conceptions of truth, non-theft, celibacy and non possessiveness development. The basic material of every best ideology of the life is non-violence. Non-violence is the customary land of spiritual performance. In absence of nonviolence, the spirituality becomes a palace of pack of cards, which is grounded within seconds due to storm.
The productivity of non-violent afflictions is depndent on wiseness of mind and life. Therefore while passing on road, looking at poor and unhappy, pained animal, an affliction towards them is produced in the mind because there exists natural compassion in the heart of every human being.