The first and foremost question an average Indian needs addressed is this only that he is neither above law nor society. The supremacy of soul has ironically been attached to the individuality here. We expect the whole society and the Nation to respond to our will and fancy only in our favour. It is unfortunate that with so much of availibility of resources and richness, we are poor and deprived by our own fault as we do not want to part with our privilege and position. The situation is further worsened by the weakness of the law enforcing machinery as it is morally as well as administratively too weak.
We can surely learn lessons from others and excell them quickly. Are we prepared for it?
We can surely learn lessons from others and excell them quickly. Are we prepared for it?
The Vedic Way of Awakening
ReplyDeletePD Mishra, President Maharshi Agastya Vedic Sansthanam
Today’s world is strikingly confronted by tendencies and habits, which keep humanity divided. It might sometimes appear that there is no solution available for the great void now created among nations, races, religions and sects. There is such an insurmountable distrust, at times hatred and no hope of recovery perceptible that all scientific achievements and modern knowledge start appearing to be meaningless.
People often wonder if the conflicts and restlessness among nations, communities and individuals are not in direct proportion to the increase in the ‘benefits’ brought about by science and technology. The more ardently men and women chase happiness in their individual lives and in the outside world, the farther the goal appears to be moving away from them. This has given rise to widespread frustration deep in the hearts of the individuals, even in the most affluent societies. A growing sense of bewilderment continues to agitate sensitive minds, and the backlash of this disturbing state of affairs can be seen everywhere.
After all what is it that makes us slaves of our thoughts, customs or races. Is it so compelling that we cannot get over it? Why is it so sometimes that while fully aware of the rational part of a fact, we are driven away simply by the customs or practices and do not come to accept the universal truth struggling to establish itself within us?
Increasingly, the world of science is taking recourse to the language of metaphysics. We are thus indeed now in a challenging juncture in the human history. A creative response to these challenges could open up an entirely new era, in which the search for knowledge and the pursuit of peace, harmony and happiness would be closely intertwined. A breakthrough should enable mankind to disentangle itself from the frustrating situation in which more solutions found prove to be only problems. We have reached this stalemate because the vast potential for discerning profound truths hidden in the forgotten labyrinth of history has remained untapped. Some secrets were unraveled and some of the eternal laws of nature discovered several thousand years ago, and handed down from generation to generation for our well being. Subsequently, humankind lost that great trail of scientific discovery and profound Knowledge blazed by the great scientists of the Saraswati civilization.
Unfortunately we have as if deliberately avoided exploring this most ancient record of human history contained in the texts known as Vedas. These ancient texts endowed with profound thoughts and penetrating expositions, have suffered grave and sustained distortions throughout history. The seer scientists of the Vedas provide us with the answers to such questions as: How did the cosmos originate and what is its future? Of what is it made? Who is the ‘I’, the individual self? What is its place in the human society and the universe? The Vedas unravel the relationship between causes and their effects and between human actions and fruits of these actions. They identify the nature and roots of ignorance and give us the means to remove them. They analyze what comprises the human being and how it is different (and in what respects not different) from other species. Above all they weave their meaningful insights into Dharma, an intricate tapestry of ethics, duties, functions and guidelines for humanity to live peacefully and prosper.
The answers to several questions that are baffling scientists and philosophers today, as well as the solutions to several daunting problems threatening human society are definitely contained within the treasure house of the Vedas. This would obviously open up a road map to the establishment of an enduring harmony and happiness on our planet.