Forgotten Dream !
कुन्वंतो विश्वम आर्यम ! We will make the whole world noble.
This idea of teaching nobility & gentleness to the whole world
is not of a person, but of a nation – Yes it is India.
India is the only nation which has survived through cultural &
religious changes, preserving its Sanatan Dharma along with
integration of the positive attributes of others. It is this
religious tolerance of the nation, that even after being under
Mughal rule for many centuries and under Christian flag for a
couple, still the majority of people here are Hindus. Indian
Culture has survived through this turmoil only because it is
based on strong roots of Vedas, Shashtras & Spiritual
thoughts. The principles of religion here are based on strong
spiritual research by various intellectual & God realised
sages, who spent lives in search of truth & thus laid
foundation of Indian Culture on the truth they found.
It was this quality of India, that blossomed the dream of
‘Jagatguru Bharat’ in the heart of Swami Vivekananda. Sitting
in deep meditation on the rock amidst the sea, swamiji had a
vision of west, which was full of glandeur & prosperity but
lacked spirituality. On opening his eyes he saw before him the
land full of spiritual insight & higher energies. It was a
mission of taking these positive energies of thoughts, that
took him to the west. During his entire life, swamiji preached
the spiritual abundance of India. He always advocated that
India & only India has the capacity to conquer the world. Not
by hatred, but by Love, not by war but by peace.1
The world is in utter need of truth & only India can
disseminate the great truths of Vedanta. The world is on a
volcano, which mat burst tomorrow. Only spirituality can save
it, and Indian spiritual ideas may penetrate deep into the
world & bring joy.
These thoughts of Swami Vivekananda happen to be correct &
valid in today’s’ world as well. However we have forgotten out
mission & swayed away from the path of realisation of this
dream. Post independence, the nation all of a sudden lost its
mission. Till the eve of 15th Aug 1947 every Indian had a
mission & a vision of Free Nation. On the Independence Day,
this mission was accomplished & a big question arose in each &
every mind. What Next ? India was suffering from many disease
such as poverty, illiteracy & like. To add to this coming
years saw more material disorders in terms of social &
political aspects. Till date we are fighting these issues &
trying to bring social, political order amongst ourselves. But
in this race to achieve material superiority we have forgotten
our basic intrinsic quality which forms our greatest strength,
Our Spirituality !
Swami Vivekananda once said, “Our life blood is spirituality.
If it flows clear, if it flows strong & pure & vigorous,
everything is right; political, social, any other material
defects, even the poverty of the land will be cured if that
blood is pure.”2
India today is facing many such defects – regionalism,
terrorism, economical crisis & like have been added to the
defects India suffered. We have become so busy in fighting
these evils, that we have forgotten the very dream of
‘Jagatguru Bharat’. Today we are contended & happy about being
the fourth nation to land on the moon, but have forgotten that
we worship Moon as God. Spiritual values are fading the btight
lights of success and in the utter darkness of failure.
As we try to clear the external defects & beautify externally,
we are slowly loosing sight of the internal power. Today if
any or our present leaders or aspiring leaders are asked about
their vision for India, the answers would be to see India as a
Social, Economical or to that extent even a Military
Superpower. But hardly any of us thinks in terms of becoming
what India already is or shall I say was – A Spiritual
Superpower.
Swami Vivekananda in the last interview with his monks, spoke
about rise and fall of nations. “India is immortal”, he said
“if she persists in her search of God. But if she goes in for
politics & social conflict, she will die”
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This leaves us with a question as a nation, Is India marching
towards its death ?
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Life of Swami Vivekananda : Romain Rolland
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