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texts. Today science has proved that sex can be changed. It has happened in olden times too as it is happening now.
The world of unmanifested modes
Think about this on the basis of anekanta. The information gained from gross or manifest modes is not complete. The world of manifested modes is very small. That which is not manifested is a much larger world. Gross modes are few, the subtle ones many more. As long as we do not step into the world of the unmanifest or subtle modes, all decisions will be single dimensional, incomplete. From the viewpoint of anekanta, they would be considered untrue. The meaning of anekanta is not just to explain rules. It explains the subtle modes or traits too. Many scholars of anekanta limit the use of anekanta to the gross world. This way they are narrowing the scope of anekanta, it gets bound within limits. The boundaries of anekanta are vast. It says do not interpret truth on the basis of the rules that govern the gross world or purely on the basis of vyavahar naya or the empirical perspective. The largest doorway to truth is through the world of subtle
Anekanta: The Third Eye
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