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PREFACE
The Jaina Philosophy is a vast subject and is a complete system of thought. In the following pages an attempt has been made to give the barest outline of the subject discussed in the Jaina Philosophy. This will give the reader an idea at once, of the extensiveness of the domain of the Jaina Thought as also of the importance it occupies.
The applied science can lift man high up right into outer space physically but not morally or spiritually.
Many believe that after death we lie in the grave and our soul awaits the day of judgement, Jainism asserts that it is merely the body, the outer physical shell of man, that remains stagnant in the grave. His soul is dynamic and sallies forth. This is dynamic philosophy that Jainism preaches.
Today the world is entangled in the meshes of ideologies, each ideology tries to uproot the other but in the ensuing conflict it is humanity itself which is being uprooted. In such an environment, Jainism with its philosophy of relativity can play a supreme role in bringing harmony among these conflicting ideologies. It persuades each sect to understand and appreciate the other and thus remove the discords. Jainism is not a sect or just one more conflicting ideology, it is a way of thinking and living.
The ultimate aim of Jainism is to free man from the bondage and desires and enable him to attain bliss and harmony within himself. We wish the same to all our readers.
- SANMĀRGA PRAKĀŠANA
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