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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
I am very glad to place in the hands of the readers the valuable work of Dr. (Miss) Kamala Jain which embodies the result of her thesis 'The Concept of Pancasila in Indian Thought', approved for the Ph. D. Degree by the Delhi University,
Ours is the age which saw the tremendous growth of scientific knowledge and discoveries. Science has done a great service to mankind by providing amenities of pleasant living and man has become the master of nature. But it is only one sided picture. Bertrand Russel, the eminent philosopher, comments 'Man is showing some thing of the defects of slave-turnedmaster. A new moral outlook is called for in which submission to the powers of nature is replaced by respect for what is best in man'. It is where this respect is lacking that scientific technique is dangerous. Science has saved mankind from many miseries and uncertainties of the primitive past but it has landed man in new and gnawing fears and uncertainties. Science is responsible for the discovery of modern atomic weapons of warfare. It has destroyed many superstitions, but has also uprooted the spiritual and moral values of our society. We know much about the atom but not about the values needed for meaningful and peaceful life. We are living in a state of chaos. Our life is full of excitements, fears and valueconflicts. Today, what is needed for mankind is peace, mental as well as environmental; this can only be achieved through the practice of Non-violence, the first and the foremost šila of Indian Ethics. In our age Mahatma Gandhi applied the priciple of non-violence in the field of politics and he not only acheived freedom for India through it but also gave a new vision to the politicians of the world. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru also brought India repute by introducing the idea of
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