Survival First
Acharyasri Dr. Sachidananda Bharati
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- 29-11-2022
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"Humankind is at the threshold of a new era. The materialistic and mechanistic worldview that dominated human thought and activity during the The 3-Q methodology last few centuries is being gradually replaced by an organic ecological worldview in which universe is being understood as a 'network of relationships. An integral vision of life and reality, and a holistic 'Earth Family Consciousness' are emerging at the distant horizons.
The saints and sages of India had foreseen the advent of this holistic ecological worldview centuries ago and proclaimed that the whole earth is but one family bound with a common destiny. The truth of their intuitive vision of Vasudeivakutumbakom' (Earth is one family) is being proved scientifically today.
Birth of a new era is always associated with a period of crisis. The present crisis facing India and the world can be seen as the travails of the birth of a new era of integral consciousness. They also call for a return to the grace of the Divine, When Everything is Lost and a rediscovery of those eternal values that can give meaning and purpose to human life. This in turn calls for a 'paradigm shift: Such a 'paradigm shift' is an urgent need of the era for human welfare and global peace. This is the spiritual task of the new millennium in which India is called to play an important role.
India has been a land of spirituality that sought after truth incessantly. That is how you should 'Satyameva Jayathe' (Truth alone will succeed) has been the national motto of India. The world is looking towards India for a new hope. But India herself is being enslaved by the life negating forces of selfishness, greed, divisiveness and violence. A concerted effort by the responsible citizens of India for national regeneration has become historic necessity for the very survival of this nation as a living force."
Acharyasri Dr. Sachidananda Bharati is an Air Force Squadron leader turned sanyasi, who represented India in the United Nations assembly of religious leaders from across the world. He has written many books and has travelled extensively.