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

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________________ When it becomes possible to see the real form of the soul then external and internal equanimity between individual to individual becomes more sustaining and progressive. This destroys the conflicts, illusions and frustrations born of inequanimity and covers of 'Karmas'. The equanimity puts aside the dangers of decline and enlightens the path of life. Therefore, the two aspects of soul are worth knowing. One - the worldly soul which has the various covers of "Karmas' and their different kinds; second aspect is the pure form of soul called, SIDHA. When putting off every cover of 'Karma' the soul attains its real.luminous form then it reaches to its goal. This whole journey is the journey of progress of soul which it performs from a point of light to the perfect light. The Disentanglement of Consciouness with the View of Equanimity : When means are improved ends become more cautious when the vision develops. When the seer is unknown to himself because of ignorance then he fails to see the Universe and himself in real form. This happens because of his entangled consciousness. The equanimity enables his vision to see what really is, then consciousness is disentangled and he becomes enlightened. Really speaking, the entangled consciousness is the course of all eternal entanglement. The internal entanglements result in various divisions of caste, colour, creed, groups, sects, etc., which create sorrowful surrounding by being engaged in hostility with each other. When the seer is inefficient and the vision is defective then the scene (Universe) is also viewed distortedly. The preference, 40 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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