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rungs of Householder's life to ascetic life-efforts be made to reach the stage of emancipation (salvation), narrative of these fourteen ladders of Evolution has been previously made. Meaning of self-control must be accretion of virtues and accretion of virtues means accretion of values which mean non-passionate life. When Equanimity is translated in to life, it molifies the greasy blemishes as also cultivates the equanimous attitude in all living beings.
Knocks essential in Practical life:
Knocks here ordinarily mean difficulties, and the practical difficulties intermeddling the discipline of Equanimity (temperateness) raise a man upwards as also push him downwards. As compared to right knowledge, right faith, right conduct, it is more difficult and in the practice of conduct several difficulties intervene which tend to destroy the salubrious activitics of that conduct, then in such a case one who keeps steadfast, he continues to stroll in the higher stages of life but one who succumbs to those difficulties, is defeated, ruins his whole accomplishment.
If gold is not heated in flames, there can be no sure test, likewise if an accomplisher of conduct does not face these difficulties, his discipline will also not prove real on the touch stone. Hence, for an organised progress, the knocks in practice are essential.
This theory also applies on the practical application of equanimity. After comprehending and believing in the philosophical and doctrinal background of Equanimity, when it will be translated into action, then acording to the region and time, necessarily multifarious practical difficul.
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