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## **Diimadrusti: All are One in the All-Knowing**
(361) All are All-Knowing due to the oneness of the All-Knowing principle;
Though their practices differ, they all know the All-Knowing principle. 108 Meaning - Due to the oneness of the All-Knowing principle, all All-Knowing ones, though they reside in different practices, are known to be followers of the All-Knowing principle.
**Discussion**
As per the above mentioned principle, i.e. according to the above mentioned example, just like many men residing under the patronage of a king, all All-Knowing ones are those who go towards - move towards - the All-Knowing principle; because the All-Knowing principle is one, as mentioned above. Thus, all are All-Knowing. Then, even if those All-Knowing ones are situated in different practices due to different types of rights, they are known to be followers of the All-Knowing principle. The meaning is - just as there are many men under the patronage of a king, who have different rights, big and small, according to their own merit, who hold high and low positions, but they are all considered to be the king's subjects, there is no difference in their servitude; similarly, all those who take refuge in the Lord, who respect and worship all, whether Jain or non-Jain, all All-Knowing ones are those who move towards that one All-Knowing principle, they are the subjects, servants, and devotees of the All-Knowing. Then, even if those who accept the All-Knowing principle are Jain or Buddhist, Shaiva or Vaishnava, Parsi or Christian, and even if they conduct themselves in different practices due to different rights according to their own merit, whether they are of high status or low status, whether they are of superior or inferior category, whatever they may be, they are all worshippers, devotees, and servants of the one and only worshipable All-Knowing, there is no difference in their servitude, they are all servants of the All-Knowing Lord.
Are these true servants and devotees of the All-Knowing also called 'kan'? This has been clarified above, and here it has been further strengthened by the example of the king's servants. Even in common social interactions, a servant should always be ready to obey the king's orders, this is the way of a servant and devotee, then how much more should a true servant be ready to obey the orders of the All-Knowing Lord, it can be easily understood. And a true servant and devotee who serves and worships should not expect any reward for their service, and that is the true devotion, not that which expects something in return, that is not devotion, but like a paid job!