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APPLICATION
THE NOTION OF GROWTH
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book. For deeper understanding it is recommended to read Gommatasara - Jiva and Karma Kanda.
One word regarding the classification of our own presently active stage of development:
It is safe to assume that almost everyone who reads these lines for the first time spends most of his time in the first gunasthana (mithyaktva). Yet your interest in the theme of this book indicates that your mind already opened up for opportunities that may lead out of the stage of perpetual delusion.
A realistic evaluation of our own position - without selfdeception - is one of the few essential prerequisites for a successful journey to more fascinating levels of existence.
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