Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

Author(s): Amarendravijay, J D Lodaya, Bhuvanchandra
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Academy

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'miracles' like moon-landing etc. pulling his rational mind in opposite direction. Torn between these two, he goes through the motions of religious activities as mere ritual. The new generation is, of course, much worse off, lingering on the verge of heresy. It occurred to me that 'Ganadhar-vada' should be presented in such a way that the rationalists among the present generation may find in it a solution to their doubts and the newer generation may be inspired to lend a credulous ear to the fundamental spiritual truths like existence of soul, karma, rebirth etc. This, to my mind, seemed the crying need of the hour. With this in view, I selectively prepared some points for my presentation. Within the time-schedule that day, I could barely touch upon a few of them, but the interest it aroused in the younger section of the audience prompted me to jot down whatever points I had rummaged over in my mind for the talk.
The present work, therefore, addresses itself mainly to the up and coming generation and is aimed at helping them grasp the basic principles of religion and spiritual values. It is, therefore, quite likely that the scholarly readers looking for an in-depth discussion in an academic vein on soul-principle etc. or detailed deliberation on the modes of mystic practice may find this work lacking in that respect. Those who already possess well-founded faith in spiritual values may also find this book of not much use at first glance; I am deliberately qualifying my statement thus, because even those wellconvinced of the spiritual truth find it heartening to read that the results of modern scientific research tend to support the wisdom of the sages of yore and that science is beginning to reaffirm that wisdom, albeit in a different way; it would help in getting their faith rationalised. It pleases me to note here that quite a few seasoned campaigners of the spiritual trail have expressed their delight and amazement when they personally experienced their well-grounded faith reinforced after reading
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