When the Nation prosperous its culture will blossom.
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EVOLUTION OF AN ENLIGHTENED CITIZEN
I am indeed very happy to be here in this land of enlightenment to deliver the Thakur Memorial Lecture. The evolution of good human beings is indeed a big challenge for the world community. I was asking myself, what will be the components of such a mission? Will it consist of education system to generate enlightened citizens? That means, a combination of learning with value systems. This process can take place for twelve years during a child's education. This covers one third of the population at any point of time in our country. The second important component will be the religions graduating into spiritual movement. Third and most vital component is the poverty eradication by attaining economic prosperity resulting in high employment potential. Now the question we have in front of us is, will it eliminate the international terrorism? Will it eliminate the cross border terrorism? Will it remove the communal clashes? Above all, will it remove the violence in mind and body? I would like to recall a spiritual hymn.
Where there is righteousness in the heart
There is a beauty in the character.
When there is beauty in the character,
there is harmony in the home.
When there is harmony in the home.
There is a order in the nation.
When there is order in the nation,
There is peace in the world.
Friends, we can see a beautiful connectivity between heart, character, nation and the world. How to inject righteousness in the human heart. This is indeed the purpose of human creation that is divinity. What is the type of planet we live in? We are going through a complex situation as the many and many human being are completely at war with themselves, with society and with nation. I would like to discuss about the study on the dynamics of war on the planet earth which I have done a decade ago.
India's Heritage
India has a rich cultural heritage - a heritage that has always upheld the universal language of love and compassion. A culture that always sang the universal song of truth that transcended all limitations and divisions. Our philosophers have taught us that although man may be a bundle of contradictions, hostility is not the natural attitude of human beings and that tolerance would give rise to mutual respect. Our sages and seers have taught us that human life is the continuous stream of experiences, experiences of self and self-realisation. We have to realise our real self, our real inwardness, our freedom in its true sense. When that happens, we will see how human personality can solve and dissolve all contradictions.