Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

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

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mystic path with carefully cultivated scholarship/understanding of the modern science !
Coming as it does, from a member of Jain monastic order, the present work would be an eye-opener for those who reflexly reject anything remotely related to religion as nonsense; at the same time, it shall serve as a warning to those blinkered with religious orthodoxy who decline to discuss with a dissenter or give an opponent his due.
Written originally in Gujarati, the book has enjoyed such popularity that some periodicals serialized it in full, others published its abridged version and its fourth edition is out of print for some time now. Its Hindi version was also well received by readers and reviewers alike and its second edition also ran out of stock.
I consider it my good fortune and proud privilege to have had the opportunity of commencing translation work under the aegis of His Holiness Munishri Amarendravijayji with his kind blessings and had hoped to complete it in due course, but fate had something else in store; it is now my sad plight to bring it to completion without his guiding hand to direct, his benevolent heart to inspire or his saintly presence to bless it. Hopefully, the subtle vibrations of his spiritual grace descending upon us may yet be experienced if we fine-tune our receptors by following the path he has pointed out in his numerous writings.
The onus of doing a modicum of justice to his superb authorship by translating it with the fluency and splendour of the original prose is too heavy to be shouldered by a novice like me. Fortunately, His Holiness Munishri Bhuvanchandraji has been kind enough to come to my rescue. By taking charge of the situation, he spearheaded the activities guiding,
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