Equanimity Philosophy and Practice

Author(s): Nanesh Acharya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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It is the fundamental point for the development of culture and civilization, that the well refined and civilized people should first think for others, do something for others and for themselves afterwards. One who engages himself for the welfare of other's is civilised and cultured to that extent. But the greatest trouble in the present perturbed atmosphere is that a man generally thinks for himself alone and desires to fulfil his own interests by every hook and crook. It appears that in the struggle of self-satiety, he has been overlooking the long cherished culture and civilization.
When a man thus obviates his culture and gentility. looses his faith and conviction and extinguishes the light of his consciousness, shall he not be immersed again in his aboriginal un-developed condition ? It is worth thinking where would lead man this present day inequanimity ? Omnipresent Heterogeneousness :
This inequanimity is all-pervading like the darkness of Amavasyal. From the inner depths of man's heart to the outer world, from an individual to family, society, country and the whole Universe, this inequanimity is expanding and deepening.
This poisoned unevenness first of all penetrates the inner layers of human heart and after wounding and mutilating, it destroys its generosity and magnificience. The heart which can after drenching itself into the benign effluence of equanimity, engender not only in itself but all round the vehemence of joy, the same heart after getting scorched in
2. Amavasya : Last day of a dark half month.
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