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That conclusion was taken on the basis of the present and so relative to time. The same Einstein became one of the world's greatest mathematicians and earned the title of the most brilliant man of his times.
Anekanta is a great solution. It has not been understood. It never complicates. It does not talk indecisively. It leads you to the definite.
Anekanta is the rule for hard work and courage
The rule of anekanta: draw your conclusion on the basis of the present but do not shut the door of possibilities. Keep them always open. Think that today this possibility exists tomorrow it can be another. Thousands of possibilities may fructify. Depending on the pace of the life cycle infinite possibilities may manifest themselves.
Today a man is ill. His present mode of existence is that of an ailing man. If we take this as final then all possibilities of regaining health are negated and all the efforts being made to restore health to people will go waste. There will, in fact, be no effort made at all.
Anekanta gives the rule for hard work and courage. It says do not accept the present mode to
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