Equanimity Philosophy and Practice

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

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ation-violent aggressions and battles take place-then humanity taking bath into human blood, adopts the ugly form of Demonism.
Relinquishment has various categories in which the first one is non-possession. The other one is to keep minimum for our own sake and giving maximum to others. It is called distribution of whatever is gained 'Samvibhag'-'Samvibhag' includes the theory of trusteeship of Mahatma Gandhi and communism of Karl Marx. Whatever you possess that also belongs to society and therefore, it has been emphatically said in the scriptures that one can not attain liberation unless one does not distribute to others from whatever he possesses or acquires. Therefore, the path to equanimity is relinquishment and those who could walk on this, are like the embodiments of equanimity. It is worth mentioning that one shouldn't be fierce in relinquishment. Relinquishment is the relinquishment of actual possession. If a poor person says that he relinquishes dinning in golden plates or sleeping on diamond-bed, then this type of relinquishment is imaginary and carries no value. It should fountain from inner quarters of the heart.
Relinquishment, therefore, is the central point of the Doctrine of Equanimity.so significant that a slight deviation from it amounis to an invitation to incongruities. We should continuously focus our thoughts and practical activities on this point while discussing the subject of accomplishing equanimity. As much Relinquishment that much Equanimity :
As much relinquishment, that much equanimity and as much enjoyment that much incogruity. How much relin
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