Book Title: Ahimsa the Ultimate Winner
Author(s): N P Jain
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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________________ Total earth environment has to be changed for the better to promote “Socially beneficial, peace-fostering and nature-friendly way of life". Spiritual ecological thinking alone can revitalize the divine web of symbiosis not only in relations among human beings of different color, caste, creed and social moorings pursuing different faiths, ideologies and religions, but also in relations of humanity with its ecological co-partners viz., all other living species and the natural environment of air, water, land and space. In his book “Life force - the world of Jainism," Michael Tobias has very aptly observed: "We have one thing to accomplish in this generation: not our pleasure, but the pleasure of the world. We will not sleep until every creature can sleep peacefully. We will not eat before all creatures partake of the same nourishment. We will not abide a single instance of cruelty, we can not vouch safe the lunacy, under any name or any guise which fails the abuse of this earth and all her goodness; This life force within us: this frenzy to be born and reborn; to live and to die; to love and to understand. Short of these freedoms, our life is nothing. Without extending that hand of freedom to every other organism, there is no solace, there can be no moment's respite". The aim should be to change the inner orientation, valuesystem and the whole mentality of the people at individual as well as community levels through a commonly agreed inter-faith plan of action inspired by what Jain Philosophy aptly describes as “PARASPAROPGRAHO JEEVANAM” meaning mutually supportive coexistence among all living species. Relevance of Jain Philosophy to Contemporary Environmental Crisis In an increasingly environment conscious, tension-ridden and harmony-hungry world, humanity is beginning to realize the significance Ahimsa: The Ultimate Winner * (138) Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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