Spirituality and humanism are intertwined with one-another. Spirituality is the basic source of human self-realization –identifying the self, while humanism in its basic spirit calls man to discharge his eternal duties at all levels, from individual to universal, and in all walks of life. In short...
After understanding the four fundamental principles –the One Indivisible Whole, Universal Unity, the Eternal Law of Change and Ahimsa (non-violence) as the highest human value, the most significant concept that emerges in the Sanatana Dharma is that of the Atma –Atman (Soul), which is the most p...
From the viewpoint of ensuring a systematic, development and goal-oriented human life, there are two very important concepts in the Sanatana Dharma namely, the Varna Vyavastha and the Ashrama Vyavastha, which have remained noteworthy for a long time. The Varna Vyavastha is to determine Karmas accord...
His public life started with his entry into the Bombay Legislative Council in 1912 where Vithalbhai Patel especially played a vital role in introducing two bills namely, ‘The Bombay District Municipal Act Amendment Bill’ and ‘The Town Planning Bill’. He was also instrumental in 1912, the ver...
Generally, the basic spirit of the term interfaith or inter religiousness is to bring together people from different religions, sects, beliefs, doctrines and ideas, mainly through the process of dialogue and action. The root of the current common idea of interfaith could be found in a portion of a M...
The Vedas are the basic scriptures of the Sanatana Dharma; they are also the most important interpreters of the Sanatana Dharma. The Sanatana Dharma always calls upon man to realize and assimilate the real knowledge dedicated to the established order –the eternal Truth. In response to the call of ...
With his joining the Gujarat Sabha, a leading political organization in the Gujarat region, in 1915 AD, Vallabhbhai Patel had, in fact, entered public life. He had also begun to realize the idea of the country’s independence. After this, two significant events in his life occurred in the yea...
The role of a teacher in educating masses is both significant and profound. His influence on a student is far-reaching as today’s student will be carrying this influence far and wide to all he comes across in the years to come. Therefore, the title, the Role of Teachers in the New Emerging World, ...
“नकंचित् शाश्वतम् –Na Kanchit Shaashwatam”, i.e., nothing is permanent in the universe. Everything, movable or immovable, is subject to change. This process continues. From the smallest (even invisible or unfelt) level to the global or universal level, the entire ...
Consisting of Twenty-Four Thousand worthy Sanskrit verses, the Ramayana is one such epic, which provides a pathway to one committed to justice to establish himself as an ideal human being by following the exemplary life of its hero. The Ramayana composed by ‘Adikavi’ Maharishi Valmiki is also ca...
