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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
श्रुतसागर
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दिसम्बर-२०१५
caused by wrong reasoning of divine words and Principles. The Gita, the Agamas, Puranas, Kuran, Vedas, Bible, Pittaka or any Scripture and any holy book for that matter could not make us pure and perfect, because we all are trapped in the web of grandiloquence and statements, because we are unable to 'feel the pulses' of vibrant words.
Indrabhuti too was quite familiar with the Vedic statements but he could not interpret them in the right light, and was confused with the contradictory statements of the Vedas. If he would not have come in contact with Lord Mahavira he would have lead his whole life bearing the burden of his doubt. CHAPTER 5
What was the reason for Indrabhuti's confused state of mind? The reason was that he lacked'Anekanta Veda'i.e. manysided' view in life. One sided view of anything leads to conflict and many folded approach helps to perceive things in the right perspective. One who adopts the former point of view sees the one in many and many in one. The word "World" is used in singular number in practice, but in the world there are many continents, in each continent there are many countries, in each country there are many states, in each state there are many districts, in each district there are many taluks, in each taluk there are many villages containing many houses and in each house there are many people and there are numerous thoughts in each of the people's mind. In the 'Acharanga Sutra' it has been told by Lord Mahavira:
“जे एगं जाणइ से सव्वं जाणइ, जे सव्वं जाणइ से एगं जाणइ”
"One who knows the supreme soul knows all and the one who knows all, knows the soul". Many people are of the opinion that Syadvada (Anekanta vada) 'non-absolutism' is Sanshayavada is sceptical (doubtful) and non committal in its atti
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