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Multi-dimensional Application of Anekāntaväda
contradiction vanishes. For example, a person looking at a half-filled glass of water may say that the glass is half-empty. Now, the part that the glass is full as well as glass is empty is contradictory, but once it cleared that the glass is half full and half empty, it is very well understood, Hence, the concept of Anekānta requires one to consider and understand other view point also, rather than trying to justify only one point, and remove contradiction. By doing so, your viewpoint also can be better understood since the different or other viewpoint will be supplementary to your viewpoint and not contradictory. It is not indeterminism, since when all the angles are joined, one gets a full view form all dimensions and the subject is fully determined and not undetermined
If this concept should not remain as a mere theory, then it should be put into practice or applied in every sphere of life. The application of Anekānta is most required wherever there are conflicts. And today's world being full of conflicts, the time has come, to successfully apply the concept and technique of Anekānta in all spheres of life.
Individual Sphere:
An individual, as a separate entity is very important since individuals make society and nations. In a society, especially in a Democracy like ours, the majority view is accepted and it is the individuals who make a majority or minority of a particular view. Hence, change at individual level is necessary. In order to bring this change, every individual should think and remember and follow the maxim "Do unto others what you want others to do? The application of Anekānta begins at this point.
An individual as a self may have numerous options before him. It is said that a person's selection of a particular option depends on his upbringing and culture. But in reality it depends more on the influence of his colleagues or immediate superiors. For some people neither of the above effects but what effects them is the Hero or the living God, either on screen or in the political world. What is happening in doing so is that they are just trying to imitate their Heroes. A person
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