1:36nihhatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanapāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ1:37tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān svabāndhavānsvajanaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava In Śloka 36 and 37, Arjuna
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This morning u mentioned that material development wasnot important. Qouting “jnanam tu kaivalyam as well as Rishabhadevas teachings u exhorted listeners to give up the urge for material development as the same was transitory.u also illustrated it by quoting swami Haidas who told Emperor Akbar not allow any one to putup buildings in Vrindavan and to allow it to exist in the same dilapidated and rundown condition it was at that time.There is a criticism against this line of thought as its that of world view and life negation as aganst recent western thought and pre christian greek and roman thought which was of life affirmation.It this which resulted in our country not developing as they did in the west despite our great intellectual ability How do u react to this criticism
Posted by Gurupavanan on February 2, 2010
Dear Gurupavanan,
Development without focussing on spiritual growth ultimately leads to disaster!
Urge for exponential profits fill greedy minds and exploits nature without any discrimination.
Wherever that balance is lost, nature takes it’s toll on humans.
We can see so many examples all over the world.
Holy Texts in all religions have emphasised this truth.
So, we need to realize that we are in this planet for a short time and we are expected to transfer the riches of nature and our culture to the future generations too.
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