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be eternal, to be all encompassing. The man who is ill today may be healthy tomorrow and vice versa. Try to remove the ailment; work hard at it, the mode of good health will manifest itself.
In meditation too anekanta cannot be forgotten. I ask a question to those who are beginning meditation. “Is your mind fixed or wandering?" If you say your mind is fixed then what is the point of coming here and partaking in meditation workshops? Go back home. If you say your mind is wavering, then what is the use of coming here? Go back home. This decision is taken on the basis of the present mode of the mind. According to this decision there is neither the need for you to meditate nor for me to lead the meditation. In anekanta the decision is made on the basis of future modes, on the basis of future possibilities. It is possible that the person who has a wavering mind that does not fix itself even for a second, has the potential of becoming a great yogi.
Syaadvad is the doctrine of possibilities
The meaning of syaadvad is to accept possibilities. It is surprising that Indian philosophers have always understood syaadvad as the discussion of the
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