It is the intense spirituality of India, and not any great political structure or social organisation that it has developed, that has enabled it to resist the ravages of time and the accidents of history.
Interpretation
India's spiritual depth has allowed it to endure beyond political and social changes.
In this quote, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan emphasizes that India's resilience through history is rooted not in its political or social frameworks, but in its profound spiritual heritage. This spirituality acts as a stabilizing force, enabling the nation to withstand the challenges posed by time and the unpredictable events that have shaped its past.
In practice
During a lecture on the importance of spirituality in culture, one might quote this to emphasize India's unique position in history.
Hinduism is not just a faith. It is the union of reason and intuition that can not be defined but is only to be experienced. Evil and error are not ultimate. There is no Hell, for that means there is a place where God is not, and there are sins which exceed his love.
The true teachers are those who help us think for ourselves.
Love thy neighbor as thyself because you are your neighbor. It is illusion that makes you think that your neighbor is someone other than yourself.
The word Atman (Soul) means the "breath of life". Atman is the principle of man's life, the Soul that pervades his being, his breath, his intellect and transcends them. Atman is what remains when everything that is not the self is eliminated. It is the unborn and immortal element in man, which is not to be confused with body, mind or intellect.
God is the Soul of all souls - The Supreme Soul - The Supreme Consciousness.
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I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours.
There is a growing movement called effective altruism. It's important because it combines both the heart and the head.
Everyone - pantheist, atheist, skeptic, polytheist - has to answer these questions: 'Where did I come from? What is life's meaning? How do I define right from wrong and what happens to me when I die?' Those are the fulcrum points of our existence.
My religion is truth, love and service to God and humanity. Every religion that has come into the world has brought the message of love and brotherhood. Those who are indifferent to the welfare of their fellowmen, whose hearts are empty of love, they do not know the meaning of religion.
The Freudian theory is one of the most important foundation stones for an edifice to be built by future generations, the dwelling of a freer and wiser humanity.
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