Book Title: Equanimity Philosophy and Practice Author(s): Nanesh Acharya Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit SamsthanPage 88
________________ shall not drown. It can be dormant but can not vanish and now time has ripened when a man shall have to rise with rejuvenation of humanity have to awaken and shall have to revolve the wheel of transition after raising the banner of revolution. Revolution in the sense that the present social evaluation sprung up from incongruities shall have to be removed and the new human evaluation of Equanimity has to be established. For this purpose the awakened and young blood shall have specially to come forward and have to blow the conch of extensive awakening which can produce the harmonized notes of alikeness. New Light of the Doctrine of Equanimity : According to capacity and as far as feasible, an humble effort is being made to present the truth having manifested before us the philosophy of equanimity, after collecting the fragments of the truth. This will be able to diffuse the new light of philosophy of equanimity according to the spirit of time and will also enable to awaken the new experience of inspiration and constructiveness. In order to comprehend this philosophy of Equanimity in its new and complete perspective, the following four ladders have been designed. 1. Philosophy of Principles : Not only in man but in all the fields, related to the living beings, the foundational basis of the doctrine of Equanimity is right vision, nature of the substance, responsibility, and right knowledge of proper and im-proper, as also discipline of all round complete final Evolution. On this first ladder preference has been given to the theory of principles. 63 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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