Humanity:
Our Precious Heritage
Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya
No country, community or culture
has made a more subtle and deep study of human life as the rishis. It was not
an easy task to study the subtle nature of man. For this, Indian sages and
saints gave up material comforts and consumerist attitude and researched human
life through sadhana. Keeping in view the inferences so drawn they prepared an
exhaustive code of conduct and gave instructions to lead the life accordingly.
An perennial Philosophy and an
ideal model of Culture evolved in India, the like of which is not found in any
other country. It is so extraordinary and comprehensive in every respect that
even a little contemplation of its glorious aspects overwhelms our hearts with
reverence for the sages. When the whole world was following the policy of selfishness,
whereby a person would accumulate in excess and deprive others, sages in India
mused what was the uniqueness of man if he continues practising this dictum?
Everybody is desirous of indulging in pleasures.
Everyone is willing to commit
unethical deeds for earning money. The society is tormented by people's habit
of loafing around in idleness. Who does not crave to eat the best food and wear
the best clothes? All these are the features of an ordinary man. Many of these
tendencies are found in animals too, and if man also wallows in them, what is
his specialty? Such an attitude does not make the right use of his knowledge,
intellect and wisdom. In spite of being the possessor of extraordinary strength
and abilities, if man leads a contemptible life, then where does lie the
meaningfulness of the human existence?
Superior possessions should be
used for superior deeds only Indians have apprehended this fact. For this very
reason alone our authority and eminence have survived the vicissitudes of the
tides of time. The problem of bread and butter could not be more important for
man than the need to understand the aim of life. Even an atheist will accept
that human life is a rare gift. It would be unwise to waste it like ordinary
people. Going in an opposite direction of the blind routine of the masses, the
purpose of human life can be discovered.
The outcome of living life
casually "pain and suffering" is evident to us all. Therefore the
sages asked: why not go in an opposite direction and discover some new facts?
With this ideology a new philosophy emerged in India. It inspired the birth of
sadhana. The achievements (siddhis) of sadhana were majestic and great. The
dispersal of even a fraction of these achievements resulted in heavenly
happiness in the world. The name of these achievements was
"humanity", meaning practising the dictum "I do not want it, you
take it. Nothing belongs to me; everything belongs to the Almighty God"
(i.e. selflessness and sacrifice).
Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,
Shiv Sharma
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