Book Title: Equanimity Philosophy and Practice
Author(s): Nanesh Acharya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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________________ rapid gain of affluence. Thus an unquenchable thirst for getting more wealth emerges in both the sactions of the society which breeds black-marketing, bribery and smuggling. Lust for more wealth is the mother of inequality and inequanimity. Spiritual Region also not unaffected : On the other side the frustrated man enduring the hard strokes of trampling, subjugation, exploitation, oppression and therefore yielding at every moment under the weight of helplessness, is loosing every moment his salubrious consciousness, towards senselessness. Under this duress, shall it be possible for the religious and spiritual spheres to remain unaffected ? Shall not the awakening of selfrealisation be most difficult due to self-oblivion ? With the association of materialistic surrounding, the conscience of such person is dehumanised and those who are deprived of materialistic surrounding are also becoming dehumanised in absence of materialistic pleasures, which kind of change is this ? To the extent the effect of corporeality increases, virtulessness too, rises to that extent and accordingly the force of consciousness becomes feebler. Lack of consciousness means stupor and stupor means lack of awareness. How can then people born in such a community, inspite of having approached a Religious or Spiritual region, be able to accomplish their own or others' wakefulness? Tripled Nature Unevenness : Today, the unevenness of a man after penetrating into the depths of his mind is pervading inside. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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