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it becomes to put that knowledge into action unfalteringly. In the path of practical action such violent knocks take occurence that even eminent personages slip off several times. It is only a case of an individual life but in the social life such knocks are some times so violent that the whole sociaf life runs helter-skelter.
If we cast an eye on the history of Equanimous attitudes, it will be perceived that in the adoption of the practice of equanimous life, there is no end of the individual and social obstacles. When the self-interests of any group in a society get vested, that group in the blindness of safeguarding its own interests always spreads in-equality, and in reality.this very group turns out to be a staunch enemy of equality.Where we have to consider the practical aspect of equanimity, there in this context we have to explore deeply as to what are its basic weaknesses and by what devices the practical side of equanimity can be well stabilised for the individual and the society.
Incipient Instinct of Self-Good:
A child coming out of the embryo may understand some thing or not but he at once realises his hunger and being afflicated by it, commences weeping and opens mouth for brest sucking. This is not only a case with human child. Even the tiniest insect possesses the instinct cf selfprotection. Ants are moving and if ash is thrown there, they for their self-protection rapidly slip away. The purport is that in every small or big being the instinct of self-good exhibits incipiently,
The development of this incipient of self-good can
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