JAINA Convention 2005 07 JCNC

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

Page 87

2005
4. We should abandon claims to exclusive truth. 5. We should stop implementing "litmus tests for true Jain" on others. 6. We should use education rather than rules to achieve desired behavior. 7. We should understand that we can't be a first-century society in the
21st century. 8. We must change without chaos. 9. All Jain organizations must have a unity sub-committee which specializes in
educating the governing body, in adopting and implementing inclusive prac tices locally, and monitoring progress.
All things considered, it's obvious we aren't going to get from here to there overnight, or even in a single generation, which is why it's also important to teach our children about unity in diversity. Looking at the next generation, with their open predisposition and sensitivity towards this issue, it seems almost certain that our goal will be achieved.
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