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If the doctrine of Anekāntavād is meticulously managed there is nothing in the world which can deter us in materialising the grand idea of 'Vasudhaiva kuțumbakam' (this planet is our family) and 'Vividhatā mein ektā' (unity in diversity). Believe Anekantic process of thinking is not only dynamic, creative and positive but promotes almost all the aesthetic & ethical values of life as well.
In the beginning, I have said that without Anekānta the lokvyavahār (public relations) is altogether impossible. Unless we adhere to it we cannot build a society free of violence, cruelty, and enmity.
Acharya Siddhasen in one of his thought provoking verses has rightly pointed out that Anekānta is that pivotal force which can conjunct/conjugate differents and can beget a 'family of opposites'.
- rivers when merge in an ocean lose their identity, in the same way various view point when merge in the vast ocean of Anekānta lose their individuality. Anekānt's speciality is that it emerges when all diversities disappear. In this context the story of five blind men and an elephant can elucidate.
These days we are confronted with so many untoward problems amidst which the relevance of Anekantism as a positive approach to life cannot be undervalued. If we start respecting each others view points then an atmosphere of goodwill can conveniently usher in.
At this crucial juncture of time we need, not only positive thinking but positive doing is also required. This is possible only through a technique, which is democratic giving due opportunity to all without discrimination. A distinct/transparent/clear cut life style is the need of the hour. Therefore, a workable plan is to be prepared out of the chaotic conditions surrounding us. We cannot exactly imagine the set of conditions existed at the time of Bhagavān Mahāvīr but this is definite that we were at cross-roads where a technique to steer safely was very much required. A simple, direct, easy to handle, promptly understandable, logical mechanism was demand of the hour. Thus a wellfashioned technique to think healthily and confluently evolved and guided the people's conscience.
We should know this with all possible clarity that extremism has never been a successful solution neither in past nor in present. For right
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