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and virtues acceptable. Hence we may go on relinquishing vices, accepting virtuous order or behaviour, practice and conduct of the above should continue consecutively
Development will usher in only when non-development is yot rid off, or in other words to the extent we get emancipation from non-development to that extent development of equanimity will permeate in life. Due to gathering of dense clouds in the sky. there is utmost darkness. If a single flame (may it he feeble) burns, it spreads some light. If that flame becomes luminous, it appears as a lighting bulb of thousand watt. The dazzling light spreads all around and darkness even if groped in a corner is not available. This is only the position for the emanation of purity in life.
If we view the present incongruous life, we find dirt and dirt alone-there is no limit of abandonables, but when we commence the work of washing off the dirt even one by one, abondonable objects would be relinquished, after all dirt will certainly diminish. If the pace of knowledge orient conduct keeps well maintained-not a single abandonable will linger, all acceptables will accumulate - then life will be a synonym of purity.
While disciplining an Equanimous life, the various principles of conduct should be adhered to with this very vision, so that the bonds of abandonable may get shattered and threads of acceptable be united. In order to stimulate the dynamic impetus of life-philosophy, some of the maxims of conduct are enumerated on the basis of the above mentioned vision. First step for Purification of Conduct-Relinquishment of Seven Addictions :
A practicant of Equanimity should as the preliminary
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