Jain Oceans Drop

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

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PREFACE
Arhat Jinas'- Tirthankar Bhagawan Mahaveer's principles were born out of limitless, purposeless Compassion for Universal welfare and peace. Prime principle of Ahimsa multi-dimensionally imbibed with Atmajnana (Self-knowledge) and Anekantvada-Syadvada (many-sided points of views), the overall integrated vision of Whole Truth and Life, is the only way out to solve all ills, all problems facing the mankind.
Bhagawan Mahaveera himself and his Great Heritage-line dedicated followers walking in his footsteps throughout the Ages, practiced 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 and infatuation etc, and acquired Atmajnana-Kevaljnana paving the same path of INNER WAR firstly.
Out of several others, Bhagawan Mahaveera's present Age follower Srimad Rajchandra followed the same principle of Ahimsa in his day-to-day religious life on practical and commercial level. He applied Ahimsa and other Jaina Principles and conquering his above-referred inner voices (of infatuation, hatred, ignorance, etc.) he too acquired the light of Atmajnana.
Mahatma Gandhi, greatly influenced by Srimad Rajchandra, not only practiced and applied the principle of Ahimsa on his personal level, but also on the National and Global level. His Ahimsa, Ahimsak Satyagraha became successful and instrumental in bringing Indian Independence. He became a uniquely Victorious Warrior of Ahimsa setting an example. He proved that Ahimsa could be applied on internal Spiritual level, as well as on external Practical, Political, Material level too. Thus his contribution to Ahimsa, learnt and acquired from Srimad Rajchandra, the ardent follower of Bhagawan Mahaveera, is an unusual event of modern times.
In fact, Srimad Rajchandra and Mahatma Gandhi, both proved that Bhagawan Mahaveera's vast, integrated compassionful Ahimsa could be positively practiced on personal, commercial, political, social, national and Global levels. Gandhi's concept of Ahimsa-based SHANTI SENA proved that Wars could be averted or fought without Weapons.
A future Warrior of Ahimsa like him could successfully apply this hatred less Non-violent War against injustices and wrongs of the world successfully. May they be nearby, national Ground Wars, Giobai sky Wars or even forthcoming inter-continental Star Wars! Ahimsa (Non-Violence) should be everywhere with Vijnana (Science) in the Centre.
Farsighted Bhagawan Mahaveera's Multi-dimensional integrated Ahimsa has opened several avenues of this peace-providing blessing to humanity through Srimad Rajchandra and Mahatma Gandhi for implementation of Non-violence in day-to-day individual and collective life. Following this a lot of blood-shed and Violence could be washed out from the world. Rabindranath Tagore had rightly and timely described today's Violent World as a Greatly Mad world in one of his wonderful songs HINSHAY UNMATTA PRITHVI (quoted in this play).