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of his conduct by flatly denying. But he is goaded by etiquette as to why he should unnecessarily offend any body · for this reason he suddenly replies, sorry he has no money at this time. Serpent rescued, rod saved-such practicality is displayed.
It is today's necessity that authenticity (reliability) be vitally established on all the walks of life and that is the main responsibility of the higher group. As much one works in a higher sphere and reaches a higher post; that much he is responsible for reliability-for this reason stress has been laid to create more reliability in consonence to the gravity of the circle and dignity of the post. When the effluence of reliability oozes out from those higher groups, then it will spread among all the sections of the society. These sections may be of highly posted persons or of highly placed religious persons.
Where there is heterodoxy, duplicity or hypocrisy, there is no question of the homogeneity of mind, speech and act, then from that behaviour shall emanate dreadful incongruity. If equanimity is to be inducted, duplicity shall have to be obliterated and more the responsibility, more should be the authenticity. This heterodoxy strikes at the very root of equanimity, whether that equanimity pertains to worldly sphere or spiritual one. Existence of heterodoxy in the spiritual field is itself fatal, whereas the actual position is that staggering sanctimony is taken recourse to even in the name of religion or sects. This is a complex and inconsistent position.
Every thought, word and deed of an accomplisher of Equanimity should sprout forth from the ground level of
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