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Jaina Concept of Non-possession... : 59 within us is still forceful and is dominating our individual and social behavior and due to this our life is full of excitements, emotional disorders and mental tensions. The more advanced a nation posed stronger the grip of these evils of our age over it. The single most specific feature by which our age may be characterised is that of tension. Now a day, not only the individuals, but the total human race is living in tension. Though outwardly we are pleading for Aparigraha and non-attachment yet by heart we still have strong faith in the law of the jungle, i.e. the dictum-“might is right. We are living for the satisfaction of our animal nature only, though we talk of higher social and spiritual values. This duality or the gulf between our thought and action is the sole factor disturbing our inner as well as outer peace. Once the faith in higher values or even in our fellow beings is shaken and we start seeing each and every person or a community or a nation with the eyes of doubt, definitely, it is the sign of disturbed mentality. Because of materialistic and mechanical outlook, our faculty in faith has been destroyed and when the mutual faith and faith in higher values of co-operation and co-existence is destroyed, suspicion takes the pace. The doubt causes fear, fear gives birth to violence and violence triggers violence. The present violence is the result of our materialistic attitude and doubting nature. The most valuable thing, human race has lost in the present age, is none other than peace. Science and technology has provided us all the amenities of life. Though due to the speedy advancement in science and technology now a days, life on earth is so luxurious and pleasant as it was never before yet, because of the selfish and materialistic outlook and doubting nature of man, which we have developed today, nobody is happy and cheerful. We are living in tension all the times and deprived of, even a pleasant sound sleep. The people, materially more affluent having all the amenities of life, are more in the grip of tensions. Medical as well as psychological survey reports of advance nations confirm this fact. Tendency to consume alcoholic and sedative drugs is increasing day by day. It also supports the fact that we have lost our mental peace at the cost of this material advancement. Not only
