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Spiritual Enlightenment or Paramatma Prakashby Acharya Yogindu is a work of cosmopolitan character which harnesses non-Jaina terminology to explain Jaina metaphysical concepts. It discusses the fundamentals of Jaina philosophy in simple language with extensive examples from day-to-day life.
Paramatma Prakash outlines how man can achieve everlasting peace and happiness, become Paramatman, and attain the highest stage of development of personality by overcoming one's weaknesses and impurities. Yogindu vehemently criticizes empty rituals and meaningless socio-religious practices. The path to spiritual enlightenment, he proclaims, lies not in any tantra, mantra, or mandala but in the rigorous pursuit of ratnattraya, viz. right vision or perception, right knowledge, and right conduct.
THE EDITOR JAGDISH PJAIN "SADHAK" is Founder of Jain Mission. He was formerly Diplomat/Adviser, Indian Mission to the United Nations, New York; Deputy Director, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; and Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
TRANSLATOR RICKHAB DASS JAIN was Vakil (Advocate), High Court, Meerut.
COMMENTATOR AN UPADHYE was formerly Professor of Ardhamagadhi, Rajaram College, Kolhapur and Professor of Jainology and Prakrit, University of Mysore. An eminent scholar with 25 critical editions of Sanskrit and Prakrit and 150 research papers to his credit, he participated in several international conferences including the International Congress of Orientalists at Canberra (1971) and Paris (1973) and the World Conference on Religion and Peace at Leuven (1974):
