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(sthitikarana).
8. Prabhavana (propagation of the values of life). A Sanjak drashti tries to propagate the values of life (prabhavana) by making righteous way of living, in thinking and doing things, widely known and easily accessible to people at large the world over through publications, radio, television, internet, etc.
Conclusion
As a result of samyak darshan, one becomes an entirely transformed being. His attitude towards life, his outlook of the world and worldly things, the basis of his relations with others, his conception and assessment of values all are changed. This miraculous transformation is evidenced in the person's attitude and behaviour by the five tendencies (calmness, enthusiasm, detachment, compassion, and acceptance of reality, which become automatically manifest in a person gifted with samyak darshan and are, as it were, its differentiate.
This transformation of individual consciousness rarely occurs overnight. It is a matter of growth and adherence to a plan with a fixed mental intent. That is why a life of moral and spiritual discipline consisting of self-restraint, the five abstentions or vows (non-injury, truthfulness, non-stealing, sex-fidelity and setting a limit to the maximum wealth or worldy objects one would possess) together with their augmenting and supporting vows, five Samitis (carefulness) (in moving, speaking, eating, keeping and receiving things and in excretion), three kinds of self-control of mind, speech and body, twelve reflections (bhavana) and ten virtues (forgiveness, humility, straightforwardness, truth, purity of body and mind, self-restraint, austerities, renunciation, non-acquisitiveness, and chastity) is considered essential. Thus, sanjak darshan not only enables an individual to obtain peace of mind and happiness, but also facilitates social well-being, communal harmony and peace in the world.
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