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come under his control. But man is very strange, he does not like to move along with them. He wants to move independently. He wants gain but not losses, he wants joy but not sorrow, he wants life but is not willing to accept death and he wants praise, never condemnation. He then forgets the universal rule. In this dualistic world, nothing comes alone. Everything is in pairs. Man is ignorant. He wants to break the order of anekanta and wants only a single dimension. When the world and nature have a rule, how can it be broken? And yet man makes his own only one perspective and does not want the other. Under the pressure of not wanting loss but wanting gain, not wanting insults but wanting praise, man gets bowed down to break one day.
Equanimity, restraint and balance
Anekanta has a rule: equanimity and balance. If gain is desired then be ready for loss also. If praise is desired then be ready for insults also. If you desire, then accept both or reject both. To desire one of them is foolishness. If you desire life, then desire death too. If you desire joy then desire sorrow too. If you do not want either then keep your equanimity.
Acharya Mahaprajna
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