Jamali his Life and Point of Diference from Lord Mahavira

Author(s): Prithviraj Jain
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JAIN: JAMALI
proceed to form our opinion about any principle or action, we must keep in mind both of these standpoints. The process of understanding the true nature of an object or an activity is possible only if we follow the practical without ignoring even for a moment the real. This is the background which made Mahavira oppose Jamāli.
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Mahavira knew well that human nature in general lacks patience and perseverance. Every individual has a keen desire to have speedy and maximum result with the minimum of labour. It is not also unoften that a man is just near the point of enjoying the fruit of his labour when all of a sudden he comes across an obstacle or difficulty and being disappointed gives up the undertaking. He attributes the responsibility of his failure to extreme causes without having any idea of his own drawbacks like impatience and lack of sufficient effort, needed for the purpose. Many social and political activities remain only half-done owing to this significant fact about human nature.
Having in view the above datum, Mahavira proclaimed that an action whose process has been set on roll can be said to have been done from one standpoint. When our effort continues, it goes on achieving its end to the proportion in which it stands as accomplished. The result in view as a whole is attainable at the end of a long and continuous effort. But the amount of labour put in during the whole process cannot be regarded in vain as each and every part of that labour had its own role to play and the final result is nothing but the sum total of all those individual parts. If this fundamental truth is ignored no attempt either in spiritual matters or in worldly dealings can be carried on efficiently and steadily. Mahavira's doctrine inspires a man to proceed on his way and not to regard the utter futility of his effort or activity however slight it may be in quantity.1 It promises him fruition of his undertaking at every step. It discourages him from running away from the responsibility thinking that the obstructions or a long period of time would defeat his purpose and not allow him to taste the sweet fruit of his arduous labour. He feels satisfaction at every moment during the performance of a particular action that he has been crowned with success so far.
1. नेहाभिकमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते । स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात् ॥ The Bhagawatgītā II. 40. "In this path, no effort is ever lost and no obstacle prevails; even a little of this righteousness saves from great fear." Sir S. Radhakrishnan explains it in the following words "No step is lost, every moment is a gain. Every effort in the struggle will be counted as a merit." p. 116.