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The Jains have a philosophy, ‘Anaitadvat’, which means something may be this or may be that. I think it is this, you may think it is that, but it may be something else altogether. We cannot be sure...

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The Satsang Foundation

September 10, 2016

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sri-m-10The Jains have a philosophy, ‘Anaitadvat’, which means something may be this or may be that. I think it is this, you may think it is that, but it may be something else altogether. We cannot be sure. Maulana Jalauddin Rumi’s famous text, Fihi Ma Fihi, means, ‘It is and yet it is not.’ You know uncertainty is the beginning of all exploration. Too much certainty is dangerous because the mind gets stuck and it cannot move forward. So, Fihi Ma Fihi – ‘It is, maybe it is not.’

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