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The Highest form of Equanimity :
Equanimity destroys passions and generates simplicity. It deviates a man from sensualities and turns him towards non-attachment, as also diverts the life from indulgence and motivates in the direction of renunciation. The more this form of Equanimity protrudes to that extent the soul also becomes refulgent. For this very reason accomplishment of Equanimity means the accomplisnment of the whole life and when equanimity uprises to its highest stage then it installs that accomplisher also on the status oi Supreme Divinity.
When this soul rembles in the darkness of incongruities then its condition looks so indigent and wretched as if it is lustreless and ineffectual. But the very first ray of the Sun of Equanimily infuses such freshness in it that its nature commences to cleanse and in the manner the redness of the Sun of Equanimity protrudes its splendour brightens it, in the same manner the innumerable attributes latent in the soul - its ultimitable potentialities begin to manifest, then its effectiveness becomes unparalleled. These potentialities signify the Evolution of the Soul and also impel the society collectively towards amelioration. The Goal Should Always Be Before Us :
Attaining of the highest from of Equanimity is not an easy task, but it is certainly a goal for every aspirant of Evolution. When the objective is incessantly before our eyes and steps be advanced in the same direction, then sooner or later the right goal shall certainly be achieved.
With the background of this philosophic conception, if equanimity be translated into practice, then the movem
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