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Multi-dimentional Reflections on Anekantavāda
from his own personal view, he is interfering into other's mind. If he focuses objectively and grasps the motives and sentiments of others through whatever statement a client makes, then in that case the counsellor is able to intervene and penetrate client's frame of mind. Interfering is encroaching. Interfering, is 'Ekäntavāda' while, intervening is Anekāntavāda.
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12. Self-Development and Social Adjustment
Anekāntavāda assist indirectly in self-development in following
manner:
1. It facilitates to overcome pride consciousness or egoistic attitude. Pride isolates the self from team-building process. Man feels lonely. This isolation goes away when man comes in contact with Reality. 3. It facilitates self to gain new insight and thereby enhance and widen mental horizon as well as open-mindedness.
4. It facilitates self for introspection, and prevents self in indulging with mithyātva.
Social Adjustment
Anekānta vāda helps in social adjustment in the following manner: 1. It inspires one for non-violence (Ahimsa). It prevents a person from discarding, condemning or hating the view of other people. It is a mental and psychological process of non-violence.
2. It facilitates appreciation power, which is a very rare quality. It teaches to respect opinions of others.
3. It facilitates empathy, compassion, and benevolence since it is all about understanding sentiments and feelings of other people.
4. It facilitates conflict resolution since it is an art of synthesis of various different and opposite viewpoints.
5. It facilitates democratic attitude in clearing conflicts with rival parties. It is an art of transbuilding, which helps to settle conflicting issues in a friendly way. It also indirectly facilitates understanding at personal level as well as social level.
13. Conflict Resolution
A man who can maintain tranquillity, in spite of all problems and miseries of life, is a prudent one. In spiritual term, prudent and wise behaviour is called enlightened approach. Miseries and problems of life
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| SR No. | 014009 |
| Book Title | Multidimensional Application of Anekantavada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sagarmal Jain, Shreeprakash Pandey, Bhagchandra Jain Bhaskar |
| Publisher | Parshwanath Vidyapith |
| Publication Year | 1999 |
| Total Pages | 552 |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Classification | Seminar & Articles |
| File Size | 9 MB |