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power behind it. If we poor Indians want to see those ancient da ys of peace and happiness, and to attain freedom based on the principles of religion, politics, socialism and morality again in this age of materialism we must take resort to the non-violent revolution of the Lord. . It was never the idea of the Lord to sweep away people in momentary excitement. He was very discreet in his religious faith, there was to be erected the megni ficient building of Universal happiness founded on Truth, Love, Selfishness and Non-violence.
Only a number of very able followers wereregarded .better for spreading his principles among the people in the most effective manner. Although the number of his followers was smaller than that of the followers of Lord Budha and of Goshala, still that was the number of the true representatives of the Lord. They followed bls principles in letter and in spirit. They were as anxious to help the world as the Lord himself. They could sacrifice their lives in order to protect the principles of the Lord. They had abetained themselves from caring about their body; and they were quite free from desires greediness, gain, attachment, jealousy and animosity of all kinds. They did not limit the principles and thoughts of the Lord to the words of mouth, but they lived according to them. Jainism is living only due to the presence of such disciples; otherwise that, too, might have perished like the Ajivika Community of Goshala and Buddhism of Lord Buddha not only from India but even from many parts of the earth. It was under the protection of such true representatives of the Lord that Jainism could be able to face all kinds of obstacles in its way, and could save itself as well as its followers.
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