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made him or her look at the thief within them, at the Satan hidden within them. Nobody's hand rose to throw a stone. Everybody was left stunned.
The success of Anekanta
If we are able to recognize the thief and the trader hidden within us (where the thief represents stealth and the trader, fair dealings) and if we are able to put the thief to sleep and awaken the trader, then we can successfully bring anekanta to influence our lives. That is why meditation and spiritual practice are going on. We are involved in this. Without meditation the path of anekanta would not be clear. We meditate so that the facts that are not manifest may become explicit, so as to awaken the dormant trader and to express the unseen facts; to put to sleep the thief, to bring about a change in priorities and hide that which is now prominent and make the hidden, prominent. To displace the person seated on a chair and seat him on the ground and to seat the person from the ground, on the chair.
An advertisement said that a company had some vacancies and that interested persons should apply in person. Many aspirants came. The manager asked
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