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Anekantvad and Its Importance in Life Part-11
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existence. If only the man becomes conscious of his own limitations!! This consciousness is aroused by Anekant doctrine which points out to the many fold aspects of a thing and the narrow vision of the observer and asks him not to be hasty in forming absolute judgments before examining various other aspects - both positive and negative.
Two ways for search of Reality.
The question is how Gandhi worked out this doctrine on a mass scale. In order to seek an answer top this question it is necessary to point out to the two ways for the search of Reality, which are: Through logic and reasoning This is not available to all in equal measure. Therefore, the other way is to make its search through experience. Indian philosophers call it "Darshan". Whatever is known by experience is more reliable than whatever is known by logic and reasoning because unless it "comes out of yourself, no knowledge is really yours. Both these methods are subjective in character, but the element of subjectiveness in the method of logic and reasoning has its own limitations of:
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