CONFLICT SITUATIONS CANNOT BE RESOLVED WITH BLIND FAITH ALONE. INSTEAD, LEARN TO TACKLE YOUR INNER AND OUTER BATTLES HEAD-ON...
Something that has never undergone any change over a thousand years of man's evolution is human nature. The positive and negative traits of human beings have stayed the same.
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We still fight among each other, we are hungry for power and we fall prey to envy. But then, our spiritual nature has also not faded away. We still feel the need to connect to a higher power, as much as we did then, if not more. And spirituality is even more relevant today in a world that has been plagued by problems of a new kind - global warming, terrorism etc.
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Today's world requires an approach to problem solving that does not use spirituality as a shield. As a nation, we committed that mistake several hundred years ago. When the first set of invaders came to conquer us, our rulers chose to seek shelter in spiritualism. They assumed God would protect them when they were faced with marauding armies. But that did not happen. Instead, we were shackled in bondage by centuries of conquerors, choosing to plunder us time and again.
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This is where the principles of Chanakya, Kabir and Confucius come into play. Chanakya was very clear about his idea of statecraft. Any nation embarking on a blind pursuit of spirituality would end up in chaos and slavery.
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And Chanakya was aware of this truth. He advocated for balance - socially, politically, economically and spiritually. You cannot count on religion when a nation is being invaded. That specifically calls for military might. Even our scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita provide golden examples of how warriors are faced with predicaments when their human emotions come into conflict with their karma. But one has to fight his or her battles.
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On the other end, Kabir has a simple philosophy for life. For him spirituality was all about being compassionate. Anything apart from that was just misguided spiritualism.
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On a similar note, Confucius vouched for a system that proposed a gentle but firm approach to human relations, which considered the fallible nature of man.
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Having said that, spirituality is an essential nutrient for the human soul, without which man would be incomplete. Along with fulfilling one's humanly duties, one must take time out to connect with the spiritual being. It's the nectar that keeps humans ticking beyond time.
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Something that has never undergone any change over a thousand years of man's evolution is human nature. The positive and negative traits of human beings have stayed the same.
***
We still fight among each other, we are hungry for power and we fall prey to envy. But then, our spiritual nature has also not faded away. We still feel the need to connect to a higher power, as much as we did then, if not more. And spirituality is even more relevant today in a world that has been plagued by problems of a new kind - global warming, terrorism etc.
***
Today's world requires an approach to problem solving that does not use spirituality as a shield. As a nation, we committed that mistake several hundred years ago. When the first set of invaders came to conquer us, our rulers chose to seek shelter in spiritualism. They assumed God would protect them when they were faced with marauding armies. But that did not happen. Instead, we were shackled in bondage by centuries of conquerors, choosing to plunder us time and again.
***
This is where the principles of Chanakya, Kabir and Confucius come into play. Chanakya was very clear about his idea of statecraft. Any nation embarking on a blind pursuit of spirituality would end up in chaos and slavery.
***
And Chanakya was aware of this truth. He advocated for balance - socially, politically, economically and spiritually. You cannot count on religion when a nation is being invaded. That specifically calls for military might. Even our scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita provide golden examples of how warriors are faced with predicaments when their human emotions come into conflict with their karma. But one has to fight his or her battles.
***
On the other end, Kabir has a simple philosophy for life. For him spirituality was all about being compassionate. Anything apart from that was just misguided spiritualism.
***
On a similar note, Confucius vouched for a system that proposed a gentle but firm approach to human relations, which considered the fallible nature of man.
***
Having said that, spirituality is an essential nutrient for the human soul, without which man would be incomplete. Along with fulfilling one's humanly duties, one must take time out to connect with the spiritual being. It's the nectar that keeps humans ticking beyond time.
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