Thursday, 10 October 2013

Musings on Awareness 4 - Prof. G. Venkataraman


Moral Foundation
Government elections cannot be fought without the “big money of vested interests”. Soon after elections, even in so called democracies, the financiers move in to get their rewards. And they do so by getting the government to lay down policies that favour them rather than the public. In the process, the government often ceases to represent Society; instead, it works to meet the demands of these lobbyists. As a result, Society does not get what is good for it
What is not Spiritual?
All fields of life, including politics, bear a direct relationship to spirituality. Even Mahatma Gandhi never forgot spirituality while being immersed in politics:
“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes”.
“There is an indefinable mysterious power that pervades everything. I feel it though I cannot see it”
Individual and Nature
“Modern man refers to ancients as superstitious and ignorant people. He ridicules them for worshipping mountains, rain, sky, animals and even snakes”. But look what modern man is doing:
. He is not just cutting trees but wiping out whole forests
. He is not just killing animals but wiping out whole species
. God gave man pure air to breathe, instead he is polluting it hugely
. God gave man water to drink; he not only wastes but also pollutes it
Now, who is better? Ancient man who reveres and respects Nature or modern man who thinks he owns Nature and is causing harm to it without realising he is causing harm to himself.

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