Book Title: Facets of Jain Philosophy Religion and Culture
Author(s): Shreechand Rampuriya, Ashwini Kumar, T M Dak, Anil Dutt Mishra
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
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The Syādvāda å World Peace 375
most, of our law-makers and judges and other public officials (in whose hands our lives and fortunes lie) are fractionmen. Many, if not most, of our teachers (even including many college professors of full rank) and preachers; many, if not most, of the writers of our books, magazines, and newspapers; of our platfrom and radio speakers; of our movie directors and theatrical managers; of our reformers; of our counsellors, on whom we rely for advice in emergencies (as high school principal or a 'successful' friend of the family, etc), in short, many of the leaders of our race are fraction-men Many a life tragedy is owing to these "good, well meaning'' people. They are men who should, of all men, be whole-men, men of complete basic knowledge of life and the environment. But they too often are not, depressing though the fact may be. Instead of following Philosophers and well balanced professors, men of whole knowledge, we allow fraction-men to lead us and rule us, although our very life and happiness depend on it. Undoubtedly, it is because we ourselves are such fraction-men that we do not have, as yet, any standards or conceptions for recognising a whole men.''
Wars are no Remedy and Cannot Bring Peace Friends, it is a problem which confronts the whole world. We are lead by fraction men, who are mad after their cramped views and selfish motives of acquisition and fashion. They are quivering like cane with the fear of various nations, because they themselves are not sincere and loving to them. Out of this false fear they are engaged in getting their respective nations ready and competent in latest nuclear and other barbarous weapons. But we have seen that last two world-wars which were said to have been fought in order to establish peace, have not brought peace. The peace is still a golden apple of Hercules, which can only be achieved by peaceful but Herculean efforts based on blessed Pancha Sila. Fire cannot extinguish fire, so wars can never end wars. They create fractions and fights. So let us all endeavour to end this havoc of fraction. It is the first ingredient factor for worldpeace. . The Method of Synthesis. In this critical state of things, Jainism offers an humanitarian method of synthesis. The Tirthankaras taught this sublime method thousands of years ago and unfurled the flag of universal spiritual unity on which were written the golden words, Ahimsă Paramo Dharmah
