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Liberty and necessity stand in inverse ratio.
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menon of life has to be ascertained from the different points of view we can take in our examination and estimation of human con
duct, namely Drabya, (i) Bhaba (1) (iii) Kala (a) and (iv) Kshetra (a) and (v) Karma (a) and (vi) Udyam (a) and (vii) Niyati (faufa) as already discussed in a previous chapter.
But instead of entering into the complications involved in the examination of certain phenomenon in the worlds of particulars from the above points of view, we may otherwise for convenience' sake do the same by considering the conduct of the man in the four different relations of,
i. Kshetra-locality or surrounding circumstances in relation to which we can interpret that a man living, moving and having his being in the complexity of society or having a particular profession or calling is subject to the laws of necessity to a greater degree in proportion to the amount of liberty he is supposed to enjoy.
The more a man lives and moves in the complicated net work of society, the more his movements are mechanical, artificial and
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