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of religious diversity. Let every religion exist and flourish, let them serve the world in their own ways. Flourishing together is the secret of peace. Unity-in-diversity is the lesson of life. "SO let us guide ourselves and our followers not just to tolerate, but to respect other persons points of views and religions, not just to exist, but to co-exist, not just to hail, but to help others. We must not prosper and progress at the cost of others, but sacrifice a part of ourselves for the good of others, because in the good of others lies our own, in the progress of others rests our own and in the joy of others abides our own", says Ācārya Mahaprajña in his address at Surat Spiritual Declaration. 5.14 Communal Violence and Anekānta
All the founders of different religions are open-minded but their disciples bear prejudicial attitude towards each other. The sectarian outlook keep on fanning the flames of communal hatred. Today communalism operates in a significantly changed social and political milieu.' The disintegration of human race is also one of the basic problems humanity is facing today. Really, the "Human race is one"as propagated by Mahāvīra. It is we, who have erected the barriers of caste, creed, colour, language, nationalities and so forth and thus disintegrating the human race. Due to these man-made divisions, we all are standing in opposition to one another, instead of establishing harmony and mutual love. It is a well-known fact that countless wars have been fought on account of these man-made divisions. Not only this, we are claiming the superiority of our own caste, creed, culture, language, state over others. All over the world classconflicts are becoming furious day-by-day, godharā kānda and recent violence against North Indians in Mumbai is the living example of it, disturbing the peace and harmony of human society in India.
Ram Ahuja. Social Problems in India. Jaipur: Rawat Publication, 1992, op.cit., p. 106.
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