WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA ... 3
The life of a nation is in the masses and the life of the masses is in the age-old spiritual principles that animate this holy land of Bharat. No wonder Swami Vivekananda had cautioned reformers about the absolute necessity of preserving the sanctity of the religious beliefs of the masses as they went about improving their life on earth. Under no circumstance were they to violate the borders of their beliefs if they were at all intent in improving their lot.
This ought to be our cardinal principle, too, as we go about developing the nation. We must not commit the sacrilege of attempting to destroy the ancient spiritual traditions of our blessed land in our over-zealousness for socioeconomic evolution. The historical process does not follow the same path in every country and what may be true for Europe may not be true for India. This is preeminently a spiritual country and it must evolve along the path it has chosen ages ago. To attempt to alter its course will be impossible, for the force of history already generated in it will resist it and overcome all such innovative enterprise. Moreover, forcible change attempted will conduce to the misfortune of the nation whose dharma has been set ages ago and cannot but be spiritual in substance and in the aspired end. Thus, adapting to the natural conditions as suits this nation, measures harmonious to such must be adopted by way of letting society manifest its highest evolutionary energy. In it will conduce the highest benefit to the nation.
Vande Mataram ! Jai Hind !
Written by Sugata Bose
The life of a nation is in the masses and the life of the masses is in the age-old spiritual principles that animate this holy land of Bharat. No wonder Swami Vivekananda had cautioned reformers about the absolute necessity of preserving the sanctity of the religious beliefs of the masses as they went about improving their life on earth. Under no circumstance were they to violate the borders of their beliefs if they were at all intent in improving their lot.
This ought to be our cardinal principle, too, as we go about developing the nation. We must not commit the sacrilege of attempting to destroy the ancient spiritual traditions of our blessed land in our over-zealousness for socioeconomic evolution. The historical process does not follow the same path in every country and what may be true for Europe may not be true for India. This is preeminently a spiritual country and it must evolve along the path it has chosen ages ago. To attempt to alter its course will be impossible, for the force of history already generated in it will resist it and overcome all such innovative enterprise. Moreover, forcible change attempted will conduce to the misfortune of the nation whose dharma has been set ages ago and cannot but be spiritual in substance and in the aspired end. Thus, adapting to the natural conditions as suits this nation, measures harmonious to such must be adopted by way of letting society manifest its highest evolutionary energy. In it will conduce the highest benefit to the nation.
Vande Mataram ! Jai Hind !
Written by Sugata Bose
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