Equanimity Philosophy and Practice

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

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of vision should be minutely studied. By whose virtue is this consciousness of body? By not grasping it, and its genuineness and its deteriorated nature,one shall not be able to follow the formula of life's evolution. Aliveness of body is concealed in soul, hence if only the body is known and not soul, then a pleasure seeking tendency fosters. Where there is pleasure seeking there is self-centeredness which breeds corruption, immorality and injustice. Once the mind is enchanted to luxuries, freedom from this pleasure-morass is difficult. It is the basic principle that if centeredness be not waived off, abnegation does not step in. In absence of abnegation there is no right decision, no equanimity and in such circumstances how can real life emanate ?
Delusion, Deception and Deterioration :
In the absense of self-realisation or incomplete realisation, a man's mind remains fascinated to the visible things. People are not fed up in looking to the handsomeness of their body or that of others' bodies. They get blindly inclined towards the hoarding of riches, property, domain (grandeur) and authority for themselves or their relatives. What is this ? This is delusion which sustains our engrossment in material objects. In that case no interest is evinced in the human virtues of moral behaviour, co-operation, benign disposition etc. No instinct even arises to introspect- The focal centre of this delusion is inanimate matter and the effect of inanimate is to infuse stupefaction (in sensibility) in the soul also.
Due to this delusive notion, a man who in his youth feels as much delighted-that much aggrieved he feels in his
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