Applied Philosophy Of Jainism

Author(s): Sagarmal Jain
Publisher: Prachya Vidyapeeth

Page 8

Applied Philosophy of Jainism
Introduction
We are living in the age of science and technology. The miraculous advancement in science and technology has provided us light-legged means of transportation and communication. As a result physical distance has no bars to meet the people of different nations, cultures and religions. Now our world is shrinking and it has become a global village. But unfortunately and surprisingly it has also shaken our mutual faith and faith in moral virtues as well as religio-spiritual values. The old social and spiritual values of life, acting as binding force on humanity and based on religious beliefs, has been made irrelevant by scientific knowledge. Till date we have been unable to formulate or evolve a new value structure, so necessary for meaningful peaceful living in society. In fact, the present age is the age of transition. Old values have been become irrelevant and new one has not been yet established.
This transition of values has caused many problems in our day-today life. The problems like mental tension, survival of human race and disarmament, war and violence, disintegration of human society, economic inequality and ecological imbalance are the major problems which the world is facing today. Actually, we are solely responsible for these problems. Now we shall discuss these problems in short and find out the solution as well.
Problem of Mental Tension and its Solution Among the most burning problems the world is facing today is the problem of mental tension. Today, with the advancement of the scientific knowledge, we have more knowledge and faith in the atom and atomic power than the values needed for the peaceful life. To