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campaign should not be cheap or quantity oriented. Some steadfast founders should ordinarily explain the aims of the society. test the applicants virtuality desirous of membership and assessing their determinative faculty will allow them membership. Discretion, Faith and non-attachment should be the basic criteria for membership.
An application form for obtaining membership be prepared, wherein his present desire to work in the field of equanimity and his future determinations should belexplicitly depicted. He will manifest his desire and determina
tions according to his knowledge of the philosophic and practical aspects of equanimity.He shall have to mention how much time or labour or other co-operation he will lend for public good in addition to his own accomplishment in the field of equanimity.
The proforma of the application for the membership of the society can be of this kind :
1... ... ... ... ... (Name) .............. (Father's name)................... (Resident) .............. (Present residence if any) .............. Age.......... ...... (profession).. ............ ...... (Present castefamily of which no future use will be made for the proceedings of Equanimous society) am applying for securing the membership of Equanimous Society. I have obtained full knowledge of the aims, maxims, stages and rules and the categories of accomplishment. I am at present engaged in observing the following principles/or am desirous.
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