Arunachala. अरुणाचल-19.

~~~~~Arunachala. अरुणाचल -19.~~~~~


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SOCIETY AND THE GOAL OF MANKIND.

Devotee. - What is my duty to society ? What should
be my relation to it ?
Maharshi. -You are a limb of society. Society is the 
body, Individuals are its members, its limbs. Just as 
the various limbs help and co-operate with one another
and thus are happy, so each must unite with others in 
being helpful to all in thought, speech and action........
One may see to the good of one's own group, i.e. the
group that is immediate to him, and then proceed to 
others.
Devotee. - Some speak highly of Shanti (शान्ति), 
Peace; some praise Shakti (शक्ति), power. Which
of the two is good to society ?
Maharshi. - For the individual, 'peace' is absolutely ess-
ntial; power is necessary for the upkeep of society. By
power one has to uplift the society and then establish
peace therein. : 
शक्त्या संघं विधाय उच्चै: शान्तिं संस्थापयेत्तत: 
रमण-गीता,-10-8 .
Devotee. - What is the goal towards which mankind on
earth is moving ?
Maharshi. - Real equality and fraternity समत्वं सौभ्रात्रं 
form the true goal; for then Supreme Peace may reign
on earth, and the earth herself can be a single household.
(तदैव शोभते सर्वा भूमिरेकं गृहं यथा)-रमण गीता, 10-11.
Devotee. - The ideal is grand. But if great man, Jnanins
(ज्ञानी) are quite in the caves, how can society be helped ?
Maharshi. - I have often said that Self-Attainment
 (आत्म-लाभ) is the greatest good to society. And............
(The Subject was not pursued further, as Maharshi 
always maintains that Jnanin (ज्ञानी) is not an inert
mass : vide :
(Arunachala. अरुणाचल -8)
JNANA SIDDHI, NO INACTIVITY .


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