Book Title: Ahimsa Mimansa
Author(s): Kanubhai Sheth, Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: SKPG Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre
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Ahimsa Mimamsa
24 this violence can be renounced by entire society, then there would be automatic solution to prevailing problems of the world. Jain saints have emphathetically said to renounce this Sankalpi violence. Following are the examples of Sankalpi violence: Strong person desires to kill non-guilty one, to beat and finish weak one, to attack and to rob some one, carry out torture, create tyranny due to greed and spite, if some one invades with the purpose of spreading of kingdom, loot with the purpose of financial benefits, exploiting the labour class etc. etc; these can be avoided and controlled with little understanding and religious knowledge, and if that happens the violent form of the society changed into the kingdom of brotherhood happinees and bliss.
The person has to carry out Arambh-Samarambh to earn livelihood. Similarly, business and other activities have to be carried out. Therefore it is impossible to leave the violence at a time, and impossible to renounce. The violence, which is performed to earn the livelihood. However it is possible to obtain gradual freedom from the same.
The required acts such as farming, business and industry to maintain the family, to earn the livelihood, are unavoidable. The violence performed to earn livelihood can be minimised with the awakeness of non-violence. The rules such as morality, honesty, truthfulness if suitably adhered to, in the fields of business and industry, then the violence occurring in these fields can be controlled. If there is awakeness towards purity of volitions in the mind, then certainly, the violence can be reduced gradually.
Virodhi violence can not be stopped totally. It is the primary duty of each person to protect own self, family, country. It is a duty to protect one's self at the time of attack by cruel enemy. Therefore this Virodhi violence can not be avoided total. It is desireable to act carefully that kashayas
