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FOREWORD
Life is topsy turvy. The force of education and culture enables our lives living and also purposive for others. In the history of mankind, the most complicated question of man has been about himself He feels himself so near as if he knows everything about himself. But in no time he finds himself un-known and foreign to himself in changed circumstances. He labours a lot to amass wealth, comfort, luxury and all merry-making things with the belief that all these would cement his peace and happiness. But a slight blow of unpr. ecedent events blast off this cemented wall of peace and happiness He is wonder-struck to note all this and questions to himself''what is wrong with me?"
An honest effort io answer this question of man has been made by Acharya Shri Nanalal Ji Maharaj alias Shri 'Nanesh' in the book entitled "Equanimity-Philosophy and Practice" compiled by Shri Shanti Chandra Mehta in Hindi and translated into English by Late Shri Himmat Singh Saruparia.
It is my great pleasure to go through this translated work of late Shri Sarupariya who took deep pains in translating this valuable work for the English Speaking people. The present day circumstances necessitate to come out with such works so that the world at large might acquaint itself with the ideas of our holy persons. Secondly, it would also repudiate that religious heads are confined to only old, anci: ent and rational way of chanting of scriptures and do not feel
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