Bondage and Freedom

Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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but he alone is truly religious who. carries out the precepts of his religion in all his dealings with the world.
We have spoken at some length trying to explain to each other, the fundamental principles of our religions and how the essential elements in all are very similar.
Coming to the problems that face us, they, too, are essentially the same-the menace of destructive weapons of war-the malaise of racialism-the problem of economico imbalance--the unrest among our youth.
After having discussed Ahimsa-nonviolencewhat is left for me to add about missiles or bombs? If the killing of a worm is an act of cruelty to a Jain, it would be superfluous to talk about the atrocity of wiping out the human race! So, too, we have already covered the ground for the malaise of racialism: If we recognise the fact that the soul is the same, whatever outward forni it may be given, where, then is the reason for racial prejudices? In Aparigraha-Nonacquisition-lies the solution for the unequal distribution of wealth. There need not be any ‘ism' about it. Jainism is not like any of the modernisms.' Bhagwan Mahavira gave us the antidote to umequal. distribution of wealth in His Doctrine of Aparigraha-Nonacquisition, 2500 years ago..
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