Book Title: Equanimity Philosophy and Practice
Author(s): Nanesh Acharya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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________________ Marx has in the form of communism postulated in this era a complete philosophy of life. Era were different, but the revolutionary current started in the form of non-possessiveness by Mahavira has also with conceptional point of view to some extent influenced the thinking of Karl Marx. Karl Marx, also fretted for the point that this wealth be emancipated from the bonds of an individual control and be made to serve the means of public welfare. Emancipation from an individual ownership means relinquishment of meum (attachment) in the possession of property by establishing the public ownership on property the lust of wealth ceases. Humanity should occupy the dominent position and property the subordinate as its means. Karl Marx announced the objective of communism to be the extension of socio-economic equality in the whole society just as in a family. Right and Wrongful Use of Wealth: If we cast our eyes on the Scientific Development in Social Life, we shall find that wealth in this process has played a big role. The group possessing control ove wealth also held the whole Social strength. Shrinked therein; in other words, it may be observed that whatever efforts were made in the various societary fields to achieve equality and some of these efforts also proved successful but the wealth holders set them to nought. Today also this very wealth in the form of wrong use is spoiling the performances of democracy or communism. The emersion of wealth's dignity is traced to the period when the man was deprived of his absolute 60 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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