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VI The Influence of Jainism on Modern
Civilization.
Some people seem to possess what may be described as an unholy dread of religion on the ground that it would be destructive of civilization. This fear is however, founded on a false notion and probably is begotten of the misunderstanding and confusion in the minds of those persons who have no idea of the great ideal of the soul, and whose conception of being does not embrace the life beyond the grave. The raisen d'etre for this fear is that they confound civilization with sensualism.whether refined or gross. The true significance of civilization means nothing if not the culture of the soul on lines which are compatible with its steady progress, both here and in the life or lives after death. Sensualism, however much it might be refined, is only calculated to destroy the finer instincts of the soul, making it negative and consequently foredooming it to the
