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up the people devoid of knowledge.cum action. On the awakening of an individual his evolution takes a superb status as also by the awakening of a society, a general standard of all the individual's evolution is formulated. On gearing the individual and social forces into the field of knowledge and action, there does not remain any inconsistency in the development also, By this it does not happen that some individuals through their vigorous discipline may ascend the summit of Evolution and a majority of people remain floundering in the abyss of downfall. Simultaneous order of development in both stages establishes the social equality in the sphere of morality, justice, happiness and prosperity.
There is no doubt that an individual's progress should be unfettered, but side by side the individual's attention should also he centred to the social advancement as also the social systems should be so modelled that an aspriant of progress may derive force from social strength and the rising individual should on every stage make the society also progressive. The comprehensive aim of equanimity can be achieved by this arrangement.
A Wick May Keep illuminated Other Wicks :
A lamp burns It diffuses light. In the darkness of dissimilarities, a ray of equanimity begets new glimpses of expectation, but by only lighting a lamp other lamps do not kindle up. When the moistured touch of the wick of a burning lamp contacts the wick of the extinguished lamp. then the latter lights up, and if this arrangement continues, there is no force which can hinder the illumination of the whole row of lamps.
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