Great Warrior Of Ahimsa

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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PREFACE
Arhat Jinas' - Tirthankar Bhagawan Mahaveera's principles were born out of limitless, purpo seless Compassion for Universal welfare and peace. Prime principle of Ahimsa multi-dimensionally embibed with Atmajnana( Self-knowl and Anekan tvada-Syadvada( manysided points of views), the overall integrated vision of Whole Truth and life, is the only way out to solve all 1118, all problems facing the mankind.
Bhagawan Mahaveera himself and his Great Heritage-lino dedicated followers walking in his footsteps throughput the Ages, practised Ahimsa and other principles in their actual lives on spiritual level. Mahaveera himself was a majestically Great Warrior of Ahimsa who conquered his inner enemies like hatred & in fatuation etc, and acquired Atmajnana-Kevaljaana paving the same path of INNER WAR firstly.
Out of several others, Bhagawan Mahaveera's present-age follower Srimad Rajchandra followed the same prin-cipia of Aninsa in his day-to-day religious life on practical and commercial level. He applied Ahimsa and other Jalna Prin-ciples and conquering his above-referred inner vicos (of infatuation, hatred, ignorance, etc.) he too acquired the light of Atmajnana.
.. Mahatma Gandhi, greatly influenced by : Srimad Rajchandra, not only practised and applied the prin-ciple of Animsa on his personal level, but also on the National and Global Level. His Ahiasa, Ahinsak Satyagraha became successful and instrumental in bringing Indian Indo-pendence. He became a uniquely Victoriou8 Warrior of Ahimsa setting an example. He proved that Ahinsa could be applied on internal Spiritual Level, as well as on external Practical, Political, Material level too. Thus his contribu-tion to Animsa, learnt and acquired from Srimad Rajchandra, the ardent fr llc wer of Bhagawan Mahaveera, is an unusual event of modern times. . .
In fact, Srimad Rajchandra and Mahatma Gandhi, bo th proved that Bhagawan Mahaveera's vast, integrated
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