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genus can never be small. One who knows himself as a man in a straight and right form and takes interest in the supreme evolution of humanity, can be a member of the society. This equanimous society will be the association of the whole human race and the fundamental basis for its membership will be merit and act, because the construction of its ladders of accomplishment has also been made on the basis of merits and acts.
In other words, it may be said that this Equanimous society will be an organisation of those people who will believe in the aims of the society. will be eager for adopting its twenty one maxims and three stages and will reflect in every demeanour a glimpse of the ideal of equanimity. The society will be the centre of its members' dynamic performances as also a source of inspiration to all others, because in the end the goal of the society is to illuminate the highest state of Equanimity, in the spiritual field after establishing homogeneousness in all the political, economic and other fields.
In other words, it can be observed that the Equanimous society shall be an organization of those accomplishers who observe twenty one maxims and engage in discipline of the three stages, who while even leading a house-holder's life will, like shining planets, not only propogate the happy message of Equanimity in the various fields of the world, but shall always remain engaged everywhere to get it translated into action. How to Secure the Membership of the Society :
After establishing the Equanimous society a campaign for the enrolment of its membership be started, but this
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