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It rings in one place. Influenced by its sound vibrations, thousands of bells far away begin ringing. For innumerable yojanas' this happened. People said it was imaginary. But when science proved that fast movement of sound waves were responsible for the event, this truth was established. Today it is a significant finding of the science of sound.
Man will not be able to find truth until he moves towards the subtle modes of life.Until the vision of anekanta develops, movement in that direction is not possible.
The anekantic view in meditational practice
Even in the field of meditational practice no progress can be made without the opening of the third eye. The third eye opens when all the dirt in the mind is washed away, when all the dust and garbage heaped on the mind is cleared, then the mind becomes as clear as a looking glass.
A gentleman came and said, "Sir, my situation is strange. Whenever I sit down to meditate or pray, then many thoughts crowd my mind. Thoughts that have never crossed my mind appear and many impressions get created in the mind. So I think that
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