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depths of the earth and so it remains green and flourishing.
THE INNER ENERGY :
Sadhus and saints attain energy from their souls; therefore they do not look weak or tired at any time. They always remain cheerful but a householder acquires energy from outside which becomes exhausted soon and so he looks weak and tired. He looks cheerful and well only when he has taken food Aham plays its role As long as we have that vice of Aham (egoism) we experience delight only in the enjoyment of physical pleasures. When a man is in this condition, he cannot realize the strength of his soul
THE ONE SIDED VISION (EKANT):
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
On account of the Ekant or the one-sided vision, controversies and conflicts arise and they may lead to such vices as falsehood and violence. In the case of people who adopt the Ekant point of view, their minds will not be pure and perfect. But if we acquire the habit of looking at things from the Anekant point of view, all conflicts cease. That view is pure and perfect and helps us to see the truth If we use both the lenses, the plus and the minus lenses we will attain the power of seeing things as they are ; and there will be no wrong understanding or dissensions.
A CONFLICT :
Once there arose a conflict between two thinkers. The traditions of both had their roots in the Aryan culture. But each insisted that his own theories were sound.
One asserted that all things are momentary. He argued : "All things are momentary. All things are perishable. Change is taking place every moment. There is no substance which does not perish every moment" On account of such arguments, such scholars are called
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