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JAIN JOURNAL
Vol. XLV
No. I-IV July-June
2010-2011
THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS AND JAINA VIEW-POINT
Prof: Sagarmal Jain*
We all are human beings first and as human beings the problems, humanity is facing today, are our own. As a matter of fact, we ourselves are responsible for their creation and it is our earnest duty to ponder over their roots and causes, to suggest their solutions and to make honest efforts for their eradication.
Problem of Mental Tension and its Solution :
The growth of scientific knowledge and outlook has destroyed our superstitions and false dogmas. But unfortunately it has shaken our faith in spiritual and human values needed for meaningful and peaceful life. We rely more on atomic weapons as our true rescuer than on our fellow beings. It is also true that the advancement in science and technology has supplied us amenities for a pleasant living. Now a days the life on earth is so luxurious and pleasant as it was never before, yet because of the selfish and materialistic outlook, nobody is happy and satisfied. This advancement in all walks of life and knowledge could not sublimate our animal and selfish nature. The animal instinct lying within us is still forceful and is domination our individual and social behaviour. What unfortunately happened is that the intoxication of ambition and success made us more greedy and egoistic. Our ambition and desires have no limits. They always remain unfulfilled and these unfulfilled desires create frustration. Frustration and resentments give birth to mental tensions. These days, our life is full of excitements, emotional disorders and mental tensions. The
Renowned scholar of Jainology and Director, Prāchy Vidyapeeth, M.P.
