At
certain levels of modern thought process, there is already a conscious
move from the fragmented towards holistic concepts and new paradigms
are emerging on the horizon Based on this, search is already on for a
compendium of values to evolve a life style which recognize the deep
aspirations of man and yet remain fully committed to universal
acceptable moral, ethical and social values which enrich man and
integrate him with nature. This is the right time for us to respond to
the call of destiny and to demonstrate to the world how the evolving
paradigms of the west have philosophic in our Dharmic tradition based
on the advaitic vision of vedic seers.This is the enlightenment which
human race is waiting to receive from our ancient nation. This was the
call of mother that took Swami Vivekananda to the west to deliver Her
message based on the solidarity of the whole universe and inter
relatedness of all that exist therein. He called upon his countrymen to
realize this truth as their foremost duty, make dharma a living force
in our individual and national life and then gift it to the human race.
Thousands
of years of spiritual experience have equipped us how to discriminate
between the Eternal and the ephemeral, Absolute and relative, infinite
and the finite. A great moral obligation therefore rests on us of
enlightening the world at this critical juncture of a paradigms shift.
We have to gear ourselves to effect a spiritual orientation to the
material pursuit of humanity, waking up to the call of Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and assure that Bharat reclaims the glory of being the
Universal Mother and Guru and provides the guiding light for humanity
in the centuries ahead.
The
challenge before us today is to generate within us the courage and will
power to turn away from the baneful influence of the current Western
paradigms, provide an effective living basis for the paradigms shift
that is already on and to expedite the global transition towards it,
based on the Advaitic vision Cherished and nurtured by Bharat over
scores of centuries.