tman_and_moksa

Author(s): G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University

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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
happiness. In spite of the many-sided material prosperity, man has not succeeded in living peacefully with his fellow beings. The present century is facing crises in the various fields of social life, and appears to be fast approaching a total destruction of human civilization on account of the production of demoniac weapons like the atom bomb. Due to the tremendous multiplication of material wants man has become crazy in his search for enjoyment, but he is also experiencing disappointment and frustration in that search, The growth of gigantic and crowded cities has been responsible for making man feel lonely, helpless, anonymous, and hence insecure in the present society. Similarly, in spite of the enormous growth of man's knowledge in every field and his sustained efforts towards its acquisition man is still found to be groping in darkness. The body, mind and intellect are improving, but the promptings of the heart and the spirit are not heard. Psychologists are trying to understand it in terms
its various functions. The present man is struggling very hard to secure permanent satisfaction for himself by trying to satisfy his passions, desires and ambitions which are supposed to belong to the core of his self.
The tendency of the modern psychology is to interpret the self as the sum total of the various mental experiences of man, and to hold that, 'self' is merely a name given to such a bundle of mental content. Behaviorists and Physiological Psychologists are trying to interpret the self' in terms of the various physiological and cerebral processes, and thus they deny the spiritual nature of the self. Various other schools of Psychology are trying to explain the self' in their own ways. But all these psychological viewpoints ultimately result in denying the self' as a spiritual entity. Child Psychology and Social Psychology believe that the self does not exist in the individual from the birth as his spirit, and they maintain that the 'Self' is gradually constructed and instilled into the individual out of his numerous social relationships, and thus the Self' is a thing in time. Nowadays the Positivists and Analysts are trying to analyse and interpret the meaning of the term 'Self' in terms
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