Book Title: Jainism and Modern Thought
Author(s): M M Shroff
Publisher: M M Shroff

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________________ 177 of our divinely suspired Acharaya Tulsi the torch bearer of real Janism ---the present head of Terapanth (the reform side of Jainism); He says, "First of all men must transform their behaviour it at all they wish to avert the dangers of complete annihilation." "Men will have to improve their morality;" Dext He enjoins, "To observe complete Ahimsa, limit their desires to the minimum and stop exploitation and extortion." This is the important exigence today and if humanity makes this effort, surely, there would be a parer and more spiritual race in the offing which alone can think universally and save the world from regressing. None can deny world peace and world brotherhood not a high noble sim and to achieve it individuality should be improved. Now people want the peace of Righteousness and Justice and not the peace of exploiters -- -- not the peace of merely maintaining any particular statusquo--not the peace which can only give rise to bloodshed but the peace which cad give genuine tranquility rolling everywhere in their within as well as without that is in their external relations. It will not be so easy for these arrogant Lords of the creation of cinlisation to adjust themselves or rather adjust their thoughts and actions to this theory and that too after so many years of their supremacy. It is a fact once morality is improved we shall not have to worry much about standard of living because spirituality itself will

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