________________
PREAMBLE
The age of scientific and technical development has been instrumental in cultivating intellectual openness with a line of thinking supported by logic and reasoning and the belief in immense dormant potency in human beings. The atheistic systems encourage these attitudes. Fortunately, Jaina system is the most important in this regard. Tobias points out that even learning about this system, one becomes something of a jain with a feeling of an inner life force.
Jain system directs one to live harmoniously and honestly in this world of contradictions. It is the philosophy of biological ethics, Spiritual ecology, non-violent botany and animal spirituality. It teaches us that while two moments of acrimony can dostroy the world, the same moments of introspection may save the world too.
Jain system has a basic element of (a) an abstract scientist through its psycho-analysis of human behaviours and non-violent ethical dissection through injunctions of limited passions and possessions and (b) a natural scientist through its descriptions and injunctions regarding non-violent botany, zoology and ecology. Many Jinistic triads representing physical, vocal and mental elements and concepts substantiate its scientificity and therefore universal applicablity. However, it has not been possible to prevent wars and violence around the world. But many authors feel Jinistic fragrance in India where they become part of the solution of the problem rather than the problem itself. Jinists proclaim science and Religion to be complementary rather than contradictory
Non-violence has been the minority opinion in the west while it has been the majority opinion of nearly all eastern systems. Of course, Jinists have been unconditional in this respect. They form a permanant anaesthesia in this world of violence. They have postuiated religious
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
