Equanimity Philosophy and Practice

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

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If once we catch hold of the root, it is not difficult to reach its branches, flowers and leaves. Likewise if we install consciousness as ourself as our administrator and bring materiality under our administration, then the policies with regard to political, social and economical fields would be more proper alongwith religious field.
It is true that the basis of social force is the force of an individual but once this social-force takes a shape it lessens its dependence on individual force. For example, an individual establishes an institution with the co-operation of some other individuals. But when that institution functions as a social-force then it is difficuit to make it function according to the individual's desires and considerations even for its President or Director, For the harmonies development of life, we must make us understand the difference between these two forces. The individual-force emerges from the true knowledge of an individual's nature and soul with pure consciousness is the true nature of an individual. To know true nature is to attain freedom or salvation. For example, the true nature of a piece of a wood is to float in the water but if that piece is put in the iron-box it can't float. So is the case of an individual. If he is put in the ironbox of attachment of materiality. he can't attain his true nature of freedom. Therefore, it is worth-expecting that the efforts of attaining true nature i.e. freedom from the attrchment of materiality be made fast at human level for going ahead in the direction of self-development. This would not contradict social-progress because the type of an individual is the type of the society. If every individual is equanimous the society is bound to be equanimous.
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