Book Title: Jain Oceans Drop
Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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________________ For the achievement or fulfillment of any Endeavour or work, the following five factors are required to be taken into account as per the Jain Philosophy: - (1) Time( ): KALA (2) Nature or Will : SWABHAV (3) Efforts ) : PURUSHARTHA (4) Fore-deeds! : POORVA-KARMA (5) Destiny ( ) : NIYATI While thinking of the remedies of upliftment of the youths. Also we have to consider all of the above factors and make their use wisely and discriminatively. So far as the factor of the TIME is concerned, we have not to worry of the Time prevailing before us. Whether or not it may be ripe rightness EFFORTS as Srimad Rajchandra has rightly said :"THE ATMA-SIDDHI SHASTRA". "THE ATMA-SIDDHI SHASTRA" The importance of “THE ATMA-SIDDHI SHASTRA" is quite evident here which cannot be ignored. Along with this factor, the factor of NATURE or WILL or WILL POWER is to be put into practice, which leads the efforts. Then comes the FORE-DEEDS, which although we do not fore-see usually, but we can get rid of them by penance and by their "acceptance with understanding". If they come in our way, we have to take them as our tests and surpass them. In the end comes the factor of the "DESTINY" which is not our concern to bother, we have only to consider it along with other factors and to proceed further firmly and consciously in the direction of finding and applying the remedies. Where are the remedies? As the causes or reasons are many-sided, the remedies also will be. Let us consider them one by one. (5) To train and transform and re-orient the "ELDERS", especially the TEACHERS and PROFESSORS, PARENTS and GUARDIANS, so that they can mould, educate or produce the "right youths" in the "right way". B. PARTICULAR REMEDIES PERTAINING TO THE PRESENT-DAY YOUTHS AND THE PLANS FOR THEIR TOTAL UPLIFTMENT: - These remedies and plans will consist of chiefly the following two means: - (1) Formation of a "TRANSFORMATIVE YOUTH FORCE" for TOTAL TRANSFORMATION of the younger generation Internal as well as External "Internal Transformation of the Being and External Eradication of the Social Evils" will be its jurisdiction and motto. After having their internal transformation to a certain extent, the youths of this force will aim at the external revolution and eradication of the social and universal evils from their roots. They will get together in form of manifold "Camps" for the first process of internal transformation through various multi-bious practices and they will create an atmosphere and launch a movement for the second process of external revolution and eradication of the social and universal eviis. Means of entertainment, especially the Cinemas and the Radios and the Television will

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