Prabuddha Sampada Agam Grantho Karmvad ane Anekantvadno Sanchay

SR No.: 034161
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2018
Total Pages: 321
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Book_Gujarati
File Size: 14 MB

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THE SEEKER'S DIARY-ON ANEKANTVAD
Reshma Jain
Since the last three months, I have been struggling to since I was made judge only because at that write on this vast subject of 'Anekantvad.' Sejal moment when tempers were running high I happened
to be present there and I had extremely tender Ben, Dhanvant Bhai all have been exasperated and
relationship with all the seven members. yet very patient quite unable to comprehend as to "why am I not giving this article on Anekantvad..? The subject was 'Fairness'. The object was
jewellery' and the problem was that all of them felt They gave references, examples, explanations on
that they had been short changed. Seven of them their attempts at inspiring me, to make me come out with my thoughts.. And I was just plain stuck.
was just plain stuck. The mother was in a position of power as she was Perhaps I felt that I was not qualified to write on a technically the divider of this jewellery between her subject this deep, this vast, that no matter what I had three sons. She was weak and not given to clarity understood. it was all intellectually and not due to the overpowering men in her life. A strongly experiential. I could superficially explain it to those who
opinionated husband and powerful three sons. To were unfamiliar to it but Anekantvad was perhaps not
make it brief, the story was that during the weddings yet a part of my DNA. It was not yet seeped inside
of her two sons in a brief spell of spiritual high, the me. The ability to see 'anek'ant -- Many ends or
men insisted on no jewelery. They had felt that they many perspectives on the same subject to be able to
had enough. see the other, or another's point of view with absolute The mother made a slight noise about it, saying it non judgement.
was not right 'vyavhar' not to make new jewellery for
the weddings but was disregarded and condemned In brief; the concept -- Anekantvad which is to see
at her attachment to 'pudgal.' The wives were not and accept another person's perspective and his point
given the jewellery at the right time.' A decade of view and accept that as holding as true as your
passed and prices went up. The age of materialism own perspective.
seeped in, the innocence of youth and love and fresh As we unfold this beautiful beautiful subiect, please air had been outgrown and the time had come to know this article is not 'Taatvik' in the sense that take stock and pass on to what was to the two thinkers, masters, philosophers have spoken far more wives and some for the third son yet unmarried. eloquently on this -- I am merely speaking it in a
Trends had changed, suddenly what had seemed very personal tone and relating it to incidents of our
enough and a lot then was not so anymore. The daily lives.
division was not done fairly. The mother was pointed
at and both the brothers felt that they had got the "Anadi Sanskar' (previous births karmic baggage smaller pie. The bottom-line was there were seven blended with the present birth's logic and people here who all were feeling miserable inspite of environment combined with experiences and the exchange. emotions and morals -- all this mixed together and
The mother because she was finally giving away all despite these so many layers to see the world from
her 'stree dhan' to wives who were not satisfied with another's perspective, through its endless, contradictory ways -- how is it even possible ?
it anyway.
The wives because they all felt that they had got What am I talking about? Will try and explain. This
lesser or the less prettier piece and as an outsider writing about Anekantvad led me into a three
was listening to their seemingly petty discussion, in month journey into observing Reshma while she was my mind judging all of them. with another person, while she was reacting to any
Why could not the mother have been strong then and pleasant, unpleasant event, occurrence and most of
put her foot down? all while opposite reactions were being addressed.
Why cannot the father come and protect his wife and Let me take you with me through an incident as an make the jewellery for all? Why can't the sons who example, and then thoughts from the very ordinary to
are doing so well for themselves not buy for their the profound.
wives and protect their mom? Why cannot the two In January, I was by sheer default made to be a wives see how the mother in law's life has panned decision maker in a close friend's family feud. Default and ease out on judging her?
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