Notion of Growth

Author(s): Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Crosswind Publishing Germany

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THE NOTION OF GROWTH
darshana is intuitive comprehension; - it is the emotional weight we assign to sense-impressions and insights. By intuitive comprehension we select from all the possible actions of daily life the one we feel most attracted to.
Our intellect plays hardly any role in this process. It is far too slow for the fast pace of daily life to compute in advance all the consequences our actions may have.
Yet we also know that our intuition might lead us astray and cause undesired results.
This book therefore describes a special feature of intuitive comprehension that excludes error and flawed understanding. The Sanskrit name for this special feature is samyag darshana; in this book it is called 'The Notion of Growth
The notion of growth is a natural, inherent ability of our consciousness that can be unfolded by everyone. The author of the Tattvarthasutra demonstratively positions this ability at the very beginning of the book and thereby emphasizes its central importance for our development.
The notion of growth enables us to spontaneously and with unerring certainty select only those actions which advance us towards ever widening perception and towards the realization of the immense potential abilities dormant within us. It enables us to intuitively identify flawed information and exclude them from our path.
Our notion of growth is the essential key for a type of development that inevitably leads to liberation. Its development and application is the guiding theme for all topics of this book.