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Samata (equanimity ):-The purification of mind will bring about Samata ( Equanimity ). Ordinarily speaking we men are tossed about by one idea after another; we are living in a perpetual flux of ideas and activities which modern sciences elevate into being the very essence of civilisation and progress. According to modern notions progress is not stated by dynamic. Increase of wants and the means of satisfying them is the one principle on which the whole Science of Economics proceeds; and to advocate the cessation of desires is to strike the blow at its very foundation. The Indian way of thinking is otherwise. The Indian is not dazzled by the outward glamour of the western civilisation; through it he sees that concealed behind the glittering gold' there is the dross of misery which is gradually corroding the western world. The recent worldwar has, to the mind of many, made it quite clear that everything is not well with western civilisation and that there is something better and higher than the mere possession of material resources. What it is, is being taught to the Indians for centuries together-it is the mental balance (Samatā ) which alone forms the key to the happiness of the individual and the world. So long as the unrestricted competition and the survival of the fittest of the Evolutionists are to reign supreme, we should not expect the world to be freed from this turmoil of the conflict of interests. Wars will not end unless men learn and practise Samatā. The bliss of possessing Samatā must have have to be experienced if it is 629
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