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The Jains through Time
The Jain religion has a multidimensional makes them live. They never lose their view of everything. It does not just look at beauty or usefulness. It is up to us to things from one point of view. The discriminate between what is outmoded expression of truth is relative to time, place, and what is useful. In this way we must and circumstance. There are some truths evaluate religion and tradition on the basis which are eternal, and some observances of rationality and intelligence. and principles that are relevant only to a particular time. The eternal truths are: Today we need vision; we shouldn't become practice ahimsa, don't be possessive, and obsessed with tradition or fearful of change. speak the truth. However, even in the We should accept change as the basis of all practice of eternal truths, one should refer creation. Change has taken place, change is to the needs of the times. Sometimes taking place, and change will take place; circumstances are such that one would not change is essential. To welcome change with just follow the eternal truths without discernment shows intelligence. To pawn thinking first. One has to tap into one's your intelligence by following ancient inner wisdom and rely on one's power of traditions without question is as bad as discrimination to decide what is appropriate indiscriminately welcoming all change, be it at a particular moment in time.
good or bad. Sometimes we become so
infatuated with these changes that we don't Keep what is good and useful in the know how to choose between right and society's tradition, in religion and its orders. wrong. We should accept that change is an No-one objects to that. Their eternal truth inevitable process of nature. Only then can endows them with beauty and their beauty we do it justice.
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