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________________ 166 different perspectives. Let us make full use of the principle of anekanta. It is has been our greatest mistake that we have shoved anekanta into the world of philosophy. Anekanta is the principle of meditational practice. It is not the rule for logic nor does it belong to systems of logic. It is the perception of the pure conscious. One who is not trying to cleanse his psyche cannot access the view of anekanta. Anekanta is accessible only by a spiritual person. Only the one who has pacified passions and is not agitated or plagued by biases can access anekanta. The one who has learnt to live around the self has the potential to become a follower of anekanta. But the one living around others, does not stand a chance of understanding anekanta. It is an old story. One day Shiva called his sons Kartikeya and Ganesha. He told them to go around the world. The one who finishes first would be eligible for a prize. Kartikeya was strong. He sat on his mount and set off to accomplish the task. Ganesha was on the heavier side and his mount was the rat.“Whatever the prize, the race is very difficult. I cannot even think of winning it,” thought Ganesha. Circumstances are never binding on man. He tries Acharya Mahaprajna Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006551
Book TitleAnekanta the Third Eye
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorMahapragna Acharya
PublisherJain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year
Total Pages266
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English, Philosophy, & Sermon
File Size8 MB
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