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SURVIVAL OF HUMAN RACE AND DISARMAMENT
The second main problem, the world is facing today, is the problem of the survival of human race itself, Due to the tremendous advancement in war technology and nuclear weapons, the whole human race is standing on the verge of annihilation. Now it is not the question of survival of any one religion, culture or nation, but of the whole humanity. Today, we have guided missiles but unfortunately, unguided men. The madness, of one nation or even an individual, may lead to the destruction of the whole humanity. Because of the advancement in scientific knowledge and outlook our faculty of faith has been destroyed. When mutual faith and faith in higher values of co-operation and co-existence is destroyed, doubts take place. Doubts cause fear, fear produces the sense of insecurity which results in accumulation of weapons. This mad race for accumulation of weapons, is likely to lead to the total annihilation of human race from this planet.
Thus, the problem of survival of mankind is related to the question of disarmament. To meet this aim first of all we will have to develop mutual faith or trust and thus remove the sense of fear and insecurity, the sole cause of armament-race, and then to check the mad race for weapons. Let us think what means have been suggested by the Jainas to solve the problem of human survival and to check the mad race for weapons. For Jainas, it is the sense of insecurity which causes fear and vice versa. Insecurity results in the accumulation of weapons. So it is our prime duly to develop the sense of security among fellow beings. In Sūtrakrtānga, it is clearly mentioned that there is nothing higher than the sense of security which a human being can give to others'. The virtue of fearlessness is supreme. It is twofold (1) one should not fear from others and (2) one should not cause fear to others. A real Jaina saint is one who is free from fear and
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Jainism and its History
