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Jaina Acara : Siddhanta aura Svarüpa
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Monks and nuns have to lead a life of austerity which cannot quite be emulated by householders. This is why there are great and small vows respectively for them. The ideal of Jainism is total renunciation irrespective of sex, age, creed or colour. The ideal for householders is to rise high and higher still toward spiritual development. The lower stages have to be transcended in such a way that there is no fall from above to a lower stage. The perfect, liberated souls are always few and far between. What matters is your sincere attempt in the right direction. You may have to take some more births.but when your conduct is right, the end result cannot but be emancipation and a happy release from the thraldom of worldly pursuits. It depends on you what road you take and how long, also tirelessly you Persevera in the face of trials and tribulations.
It is also a comparative study of various religions, eastern and western, with reference to conduct, although the emphasis has always been on Jainism which justifies the title of the book. But no religion can be studied in isolation since man is a social being who comes in contact with all kinds of people, good, bad, and indifferent. Our hope is that this comprehensive study of conduct will help spiritual seekers in diverse ways and prove useful to all such as are interested in religious disquisitions and disputations. It is an humble attempt to analyse conduct in all its depth with the conviction that a man of conduct alone will make his life worthwhile. The good of humanity all over the world is our desideratum and the attempt is to show the way you can make your life sublime.
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