Equanimity Philosophy and Practice

Author(s): Nanesh Acharya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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EDITORIAL
Acharya Shri 'Nanesh'is the propounder of the philosophy of equanimity. He is also a man of action in this direction. The philosophy of equanimity is the outcome of his deep thinking and experience of fifty years' ascetic life.
The philosophy of equanimity is a complete scheme of life which incorporates individual and social good and progress. It resumes that equanimity is the basic nature of conscious being which could not be charged though it may be curtained for the time being because of ignorance and Kashayas. Attachment and hatred are the tendencies originating from ignorance and these two tendencies are basically responsible for the inequanimity, we witness at the individual level to social, political and universal level. It is because of these tendencies that man fails to realise his true nature.
Acharya Shri Nanesh analyses the four aspects of equanimity in response to the prevailing multifacet inequanimity at the individual to universal level. They are (1) the concept of equanimity, (2) life-philosophy and equanimity (3) self-realisation. (4) highest reality of supreme soul.
. In dealing with these four aspects of equanimity, Acharya Shri Nanesh, maintains balance between the relation of an individual to society and society to an individual. He does not allow any other to supersede on its counter part. Thus, he is very equanimous in his approach and treaiment of equanimity. He is fully aware about the practical