4. Introduction

Are not science and spirituality both about seeking the truth? Where science is about discovering newer ways to improvise the materialistic human life, spirituality focuses on discovering newer ways to improvise the inner self. Both have unlimited scope for betterment, both are open towards new ideas, both teach to question one’s own previous discoveries continuously. Both fill one with amazement.

Every single one of us has experienced religion in one manner or the other. Every one of us has his own meaning of the equivalent, legitimized in his own perspective, in his own reality. We as a whole have our feelings of dread and maybe our own fanciful or as told or followed by others, god, to whom we request help in the period of scarcity. I additionally used to be a strict individual since youth. I had my own specific manners of adoring, where I used to think about every one of the religions as one. At the point when I was a child, consistently I used to recount four statements, one from every religion; for example Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism.

In spite of the fact that I was a cowardly since adolescence, yet as I developed, I turned out to be much more. Furthermore, my asking, before the fanciful God, continued expanding. Where for every one of my common want I used to spread my palm, with no pride, for I used to take God so allowed that I could approach him for anything, whenever, without giving a touch of consideration that I am losing my own self-esteem. One day I heard this statement some place, 'What is the distinction between your treating a poor person and a ruler at your entryway? Presently choose what might you decide to be, at the entryway of God?' This statement changed my reasoning and promptly I quit asking. The rest is a solid and affluent history.

At whatever point I used to ponder Jainism, customary faces considering themselves the most prevalent; guaranteeing that they know the most about the generally accepted fact and the way to tail it, stricter in their dietary propensities, seeing others with a lower eye, used to come into my brain. Since this is the thing that my experience was, with this religion. With quite one to address your inquiries or to fulfil your genuine questions. Dharma-Gurus, who appear to exist to cause you to feel liable at every one of your doing that one may begin to figure, Why do I exist? This blame, thus, brings about repugnance, not from the world, yet from the religion. I unassumingly apologize, on the off chance that I sound discourteous, yet I watch individuals following peacefulness in their dietary patterns, yet they miss empathy towards even people. They talk about accomplishing Moksha, a condition of being limitlessly learned, having endless recognition and unbounded direct, however they appear to be visually impaired supporters themselves. They feel the obligation of social renewal, however they never peep into themselves. They accept that every spirit, regardless of whether a subterranean insect or human, is the equivalent, with similar capacities, yet in every one of their discussion separation gleams. They jabber about poise however straightforward, inviting grins, are what missing from their countenances. Truly, they are the individuals who put stock in having lesser common materials, however maybe they gather an option that is heavier than materialistic things.

As foreordained I built up an anomaly to think about the insider facts of life and its motivation, (credit for which goes to the book 'Many Lives, Many Masters' by Dr, Brian L. Weiss) how everything works and what is our definitive objective; which I talked about with our family's Guru Aryika Shrut Devi Mata Ji. I was absolutely uninformed that an excursion towards information, upliftment, joy and change was hanging tight for me with its arms fully open. What's more, above all a journey of personal growth, self-examination and self-analysis was going to begin, for this is all, what we need to do, to push forward on the way of edification.

Jainism is a bare religion, not by skin, yet by the spirit. Jain way of thinking is intended for the most anxious spirits, who are neither support by the reciting of mantras nor can trust in the presence of a super-power, who act through objectivity. Who are intended to locate their own way as well as have the mental fortitude to retouch it for themselves and for other people. Henceforth it appears the hardest and the strictest, I am not discussing morals yet to comprehend the center of theory can likewise not be some tea. To jump further into the sea of information, without having a longing for monetary benefit, just for vanity, utilizing the best of one's judicious personnel, without being obstinate about one's convictions, requires fearlessness, certainty and furthermore incredible frame of mind.

Tragically Jainism is comprehended the least by its own supporters since they keep themselves occupied in being obstinate and feeling predominant about themselves. Having a place with a blended culture, which I take as a gift, (Baniya father, Punjabi mother and Jain spouse) fortunately I had an open eye and a more extensive view to see and get things.

Investigations of Jainism have changed me and have molded me into a more grounded, increasingly sympathetic and a certain individual who is prepared to peep-in and do what is really required. What's more, by picking up knowledge, not just push forward onto the way of self-acknowledgment, yet in addition share that information as and when conceivable with others; in type of compositions (online journals, stories and so on.), cites, exchanges, workshops or some other.

Ancient writings hold the insight in them, yet that shrewdness should be reimagined by the advanced age and its necessities. Remembering that I've taken numerous books in the list of sources, that impacted me, which are not academic but rather give answers to many present day's issues.

At the point when I read 'Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand, much the same as Jain way of thinking it shook me up as well; for it too persuaded me to think and watch in an unexpected way, past the moulding of society, as a genuine scholar–whose contemplations are not acquired by others. At that point I understood this is the thing that Jain way of thinking is about! Along these lines I discovered similarity in the Ayn rand's way of thinking and the way of thinking of Jainism.

In spite of the fact that accomplishing salvation is by all accounts a joyful idea and one must pick up information for that yet right now we claim relatively lower condition of coherent comprehension; where a great many people permit their brains to get boggled that they either begin to follow a specific way indiscriminately or begin figuring themselves better than others due to the insufficient information picked up, which they think as great. In our present day situation one isn't looking for liberation yet from the outset genuine feelings of serenity and inward bliss, that may in the long run lead to salvation. Accomplishing Moksha resembles being on the hundredth stair, though right now we are most likely at tenth, we can't hop and go to even the twelfth advance. Each progression must be lived and investigated completely to push forward. What's more, debasement is sure if any progression taken briskly. Shockingly, the present pattern is very opposite, where the minute one catches wind of the idea of Moksha, immediately one includes oneself in the race to accomplish all in all, without giving it an idea at which stage one is at this moment or without enquiring further in the event that anything like Moksha exists or not?

None is prepared to comprehend the quintessence of gaining knowledge, individual journey or one's specific reason to be satisfied at this time or in this life. As indicated by me religion isn't something that instructs one to tail others, whosoever, aimlessly. Religion is that awakens one, shakes one up, upgrade one's intelligent thinking and gets one acquainted with reality, regardless of how sweet or harsh it is and in doing as such, shows one the way towards opportunity.

Being conceived in India and our ceaseless experience with a specific religion slaughters the originality and our interest to see and watch it with an alternate eye. However, as per me, the genuine excursion to realize a religion may begin in the accompanying conditions:

• When one builds up an enthusiasm to find out about existence, how it works, and what lies past, as one develops.

• One's encounter with either some darling's passing or a genuine ailment.

• When one experiences either extremely miserable or amazingly more joyful scenes throughout one's life.

• Or in some cases out of the blue, one peruses a modest para, as on account of Dr. Natalia Zheleznova (the only Russian Jain Scholar on the planet), and gets not just a sparkle in one's awareness to consider progressively about it, yet devotes as long as she can remember to that glimmer.

In spite of the fact that the reasons can be multitudinous and that is additionally obvious that a specific strict hypothesis can be better portrayed, might be close precisely, by its own adherents yet at the same time I feel when an intrigued outsider, has a presentation with the equivalent, the individual comprehends it in a very surprising and new manner and investigates it in a manner that its own devotees would not have done as such. As, because of the nonattendance of enthusiastic connection, an outsider does it all the more genuinely and fairmindedly; subsequently the individual can discover what couldn't have been found till now. This is the explanation that I get profoundly affected by the compositions of Western Scholars of Jainism.

I feel right now is an ideal opportunity that we expel the attire of self important customs and go into the most flawless type of Dharma. Which is exposed, unpleasant, maybe is going to pound us to our bones as we are so used to of our assumptions, that it will hurt. Thus we would change towards a superior future and genuine humankind.

A bold world, where each spirit has an equivalent right to exist. Everybody has the option to act naturally. We are not scared of God, however we know a definitive truth and the way to achieve it. A profound domain where each is regarding every distinction. Where there will never be a way out from the most significant duties, the duty of one's spirit, the obligation of picking up information, the obligation to regard one's inborn wishes. Where one is prepared to make a solid effort to patch one's own way, for there is no likelihood that another person does likewise for one.

This is high time that Jain researchers pay attention to it about how to take Jainism onto a universal level and to the majority, not by examining it with just the Jains however by including youngsters from different religions moreover. For there are numerous who are scanning for reality, which is served by none yet just Jain way of thinking.

Medhavi