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belief namely deva-mūdhată, loka-mudhatā, and samaya-mūðhată already explained before. The individual who is a slave to customary beliefs, however false they have been declared to be, cannot develop his own personality, as his actions are just like machines. Mahāvīra therefore, preaches that an individual should be free from delusions.
A true samyagdrsti should keep his vicws clear and uninfluenced by pseudo-scriptures, plausible theories, this is called amūdhadrs!i. It is true that one must respect ones traditional views, ritualistic practices etc. but if religious practices, social paths of life and other forms of follies and falsities, seem to be derogatory to individual progress, they are condemned in every age of history. But it doesn't mean that one should adopt everything that is new but must have respect for other views but at the same time we must stick to our basic belief system. We must be flexible in adopting new ways of performing any task, but looking at organizational situations we should make innovative changes that will lead an organizer to the path of success. It is only through such individuals that society progresses and a scientific outlook gains ground. Such individuals are visionary and are free from the pressures of narrow traditionalism. They are always open-minded and are ever eager to learn, ready to understand, and adopt any innovative idea according to the present social change'?. If man's mind is prejudiced and his actions are stereotyped and wrongly directed, nothing worthwhile can be achieved. So for all around progress of any organization, prejudiceless decision and perspective is needed. The four angas, discussed above-niḥśanakită, niņkārkṣita, nirvicikitsā and amūdhadrsti, are formulated in a negative sense, pointing out certain views absent in an individual who has attained samyak-darśana. The remaining four are stated in a positive manner, designating new attributes of a social naturels. 5. Upagūhana
The first of this group is upagūhana, i.e. successive or gradual development of ones virtues. Mahāvīra preached that an individual
