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silver like Kailasha can not satisfy the desires of human beings because desires are endless like sky3 Thus we can conclude that the lust for and the attachment towards the objects of worldly pleasure is the sole cause of human tensions.
If mankind is to be freed from mental tensions, it is necessary to grow a detached outlook in life. Jainism believes that the Isser the attachment, the greater will be the mental peace. It is only when attachment vanishes, that the human mind becomes free from mental tensions. and emotional disorders, and attains equanimity which is the ultimate goal of all our religious practices and pursuits. The Problem of Survival of Human Race and Disarmament
The second inportant problem, the world is facing to day is the problem of the survival of human race itself. Due to the tremendous advancement in war technology and nuclear weapons, the whole human race is standing on the verge of annihilation. Now it is not the question of survival of any one religion, culture or nation, but of the whole humanity. Today we have guided missiles but unfortunately unguided men. The madness of one nation or even an individual may lead to the destruction of whole humanity. Because of the advancement in scientific knowledge and out-look our faculty of faith has been destroyed. When mutual faith and faith in higher values of co-operation and co-existence is destroyed, doubts take place. Doubts cause fear, fear gives birth to the sense of insecurity, which results in accumulation of weapons. This mad race for accumulation of weapons is. likely to lead to total annihilation of human race from this planet.
Thus, the problem of survival of mankind is related to the question of disarmament. For this, we will have to take two steps. First of all we will have to develop mutual faith or trust and thus remove the sense of fear and insecurity, which is the sole cause of armament-race, and
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