Anekanta
According to Jainism no single specific statement can describe the nature of existence and the absolute truth. Anekanta states that the ultimate truth and reality is complex and has multiple aspects. As we know life is very complex and nothing is permanent in our life.
Everything comes in pairs-happiness and sorrow, life and death, loss and gain and even our chromosomes come in pairs. So we need to respect and be in synchronous with nature to remain happy and steady. A true follower of the Jain anekant principal would also follow nature. Every coin has two sides every situation has two perspectives, but if we only want the good side, that is not possible. To live a happy, poised, motivated and strong life we have to cope with all situations and follow the principle of anekanta.
Equality and balance are very important. We have to balance our personal and professional life and spend equal time and concern to both. When there is something positive, there is a bound to be the negative side as well. But the positive and negative balance each other out; this is so in science as well. We need to understand and respect this fact of life and strive to strike a balance. Once we become aware of this, our life will become less difficult; it will be smoother.
If you make yourself think that sorrow is the dominant part of our life, then you will be unable to cope with all this stress and you end up becoming stressed for our whole life, because you overemphasize on this one aspect and neglect the other side, that is, happiness. So we have to go parallel with both the things-happiness and sadness.
In anekanta, all rules related to each other. Nothing is independent. Every rule and fact has its own limitation. We always think that religion and meditation can control or remove all the problems in our life. But this is a myth only. Even religion and meditation are born by some limitations. We cannot overstretch our any situation. We have to know our limits. The main mantra of anekanta is, “Everything has its own limits.”
A group of sages was meditating in the lap of the Himalayas and they all fell ill despite the fact that the sages were so powerful and work practicing higher meditation to improve their mental health. Then why did they fall ill? Sage Bharadwaj searched for the reason and informed Indra that these sages fell ill due to poor nutrition.
Even the greatest sages need food and water for survival. If our physical health fails, then our mental health is also affected. So meditation also has its own limits. All the things are interconnected whether it is meditation religion or mental and social health.
Anekanta says that nothing can happen due to only one thing. All things are related to each other. Always remember that every meditation, every work has its own limits. Everything that is present in this world is interconnected to each other. If we can understand this thing then there is no problem in our life. To lead a successful and peaceful life we should have the ability to discriminate and to understand the true and genuine facts of nature.
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