Equanimity Philosophy and Practice

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

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feels pleasure in abandonment then he also begins to recognise his dynamic potentiality. Relinquishment imparts unconcerned (impartial) vision as also offers impetus to disinterested performances (actions). Where relinquishment ushers there will not be even touch of unevenness. The ACN Impetus of The Doctrine of Equanimity (Evenness) :
Relinquishment shall have to be admitted as an acn impetus of Equanimity. For this very reason renunciation has been assigned a supreme importance in Indian culture and on the dignity of this very renunciation could be propounded the principle of 'universal brotherhood.' Liberality of heart can be sustained on renunciation only.
Enjoyment and renunciation-The whole life can be portrayed in these two phenomenon, one who deems life for enjoyment only, he withdraws from his consciousness and is chained to his body, is bonded to the infatuation of possessiveness and becomes engulfed in materialism. Enjoyment in this way begets self-interest. Self-interest is blind, it remembers ego alone and causes oblivion of others. Self-interest not only breeds the inclination to attachment and hatred but also continues to grease them. Where there is attachment and aversion self interest which blemishes do not encamp there? Where there is enjoyment there lies lewdness, where there is attachment or hatred, there abound anger, arrogance, deceit and greed and where exists the group of these wicked thoughts, there shall remain no such offence of immorality, injustice or atrocity which a voluptuary man will hesitate not to commit. When this very attitude of enjoyment overshadows a society or a country, then ensues the sway of exploitation and subjug
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