________________
Satish Kumar, "Nonviolence for All”
people, the singing people, the tall people, and the small people. Similarly, there are other living beings who walk, crawl, swim or fly. This is biodiversity. Twenty-six centuries ago, Mahāvīra celebrated the diversity of life-diversity of truths and diversity of philosophy. We must not narrow it down in some kind of dogmatic ideology.
Let us move forward. Let us see how ahimsā and anekānta can be a guiding principles for the twenty-first century, not just a luxury for the few, but guiding principles for all.
Jain Education International
For Private & P53onal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
