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my family heritage as a Nāgara; I do not think that its reality is proved by rationalism and still I follow it.” He has narrated the real vision at another places. He states, in his Introduction, to the Jain Agama "Sūtrakřtānga' that : “ It is not possible to become a brahmin without becoming a Sramaņa of the Jain order. In a similar manner, it is not possible to become a Jaina without be. coming a brahmin. The purport is that the basic reality of Jainism lies in conquering the senses and mental inclinations, while that of brahmanism lies in inhaling the vast expanse of the Universe in ones soul."
In this brief discourse, we can realize that ultimately the intellect rests in one truth. We can also realize that the differences and conflicts of worldly existence, whatever they are, cannot rub out the vision and experience of Supreme or Absolute Reality.
From the lecture delivered as Chairman of the Section on Philosophy at the Ahmedabad Session of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in October, 1959.)
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