Answer

It is good that you are sincerely seeking peace and devotion. In Jain Dharma, inner peace is ultimately connected with the purification of the soul, reduction of passions, and movement toward samyak darshan, samyak jnan, and samyak charitra.

At the same time, Jain Dharma has its own clear path: worship of Arihants, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyays, and Sadhus, along with ahimsa, aparigraha, self-discipline, meditation, and karma-nirjara.

Explanation

If you feel peace in Mahadev temples, that feeling may come from devotion, silence, faith, sacred atmosphere, or your inner emotional connection. Jain Dharma would not ask you to hate or disrespect any deity. Jain values teach respect, non-violence, humility, and inner purity.

However, from the Jain perspective:

• The highest worship is directed toward the Vitarag — those who have completely conquered attachment and aversion.
• Arihants and Siddhas are worshipped not as creators of the world, but as perfect souls who show the path to liberation.
• The goal is not only temporary peace, but permanent liberation from karma and rebirth.

So, your experience of peace is real for you, but Jain Dharma would guide you to examine whether that peace is leading you toward less attachment, less anger, less ego, more compassion, more self-control, and deeper awareness of the soul.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, devotion is most spiritually beneficial when it leads to inner transformation. The question is not only, “Where do I feel peaceful?” but also:

• Is my faith reducing my kasayas — anger, ego, deceit, and greed?
• Is it strengthening ahimsa?
• Is it helping me become more detached?
• Is it bringing me closer to the nature of the pure soul?

If your devotion makes you calmer, kinder, and more disciplined, that is a positive inner movement. But as a Jain, it is also important to stay connected with the Jain path of the Vitarag, because Jain Dharma’s final ideal is not divine grace from a creator God, but self-purification and liberation through right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct.

Takeaway

Respect your inner peace, but also reflect deeply: Jain Dharma teaches that the highest refuge is in the Vitarag path shown by the Tirthankars. True peace becomes complete when it turns into detachment, purity, ahimsa, and awareness of the soul.