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22 hours ago · PressReader. Catalog; For You; The Free Press Journal. Young Jains choose the path of spiritualism 2024-05-13 - DHAIRYA GAJARA / UI UA B The Free Press Journal . The Jain religion, known for its principles of truth and non-violence, often leads people from the community to renounce worldly desires in an act called ‘diksha’, and live as monks for the spiritual betterment of the society.
Total Celibacy/Absolute celibacy is shown as the ultimate ideal. You might have heard the term 'Brahmacharya'? For those who can't practice total celibacy, they're encouraged partial celibacy (say, being celibate atleast on certain days of the month, complete celibacy after certain age etc.). And for those who can't even do this, it is said ...
1 day ago · Soul. Artist’s depiction of a human soul leaving the body. In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is the non-material essence of a person, which includes one's identity, personality, and memories, an immaterial aspect or essence of a living being that is believed to be able to survive physical death.
22 hours ago · Jainism places a strong emphasis on the practice of ahimsa, or non-violence, to all living beings, including animals and plants, while Buddhism focuses on the concept of the Middle Way to achieve enlightenment. Additionally, Jainism believes in the existence of a soul (jiva) that can attain liberation through ascetic practices, while Buddhism ...
5 days ago · ‘Deeksha’ or ‘Diksha’ is a holy Jain practice which marks the ascetic journey of a person following the Jain religion. Deeksha is what marks the initiation of an individual into a monastic life, post which they only walk on their spiritual path and detach themselves from the worldly.
5 days ago · Buddhism proposes Nirvana as the ultimate goal, achieved through meditation, moral conduct, and wisdom leading to the cessation of suffering. On the other hand, Jainism aims for Moksha, liberation achieved through strict ethical behavior, ascetic practices, and the purification of self.
5 days ago · target="_blank">vitalists ” proposed life was a living field, force, or élan vital , but vitalism was eclipsed by molecular biology and genetics. Erwin Schrödinger suggested that a form of “quantum vitalism” accounted for life’s unitary oneness, and Herbert Fröhlich later proposed that quantum coherent vibrational modes , similar to ...
