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Our Cultural Heritage
Chapter-1
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TRUTH, AUSPICIOUSNESS, BEAUTY
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The basic foundation of the culture of our country is the eternal truth. Because of this reason, in the above proverbial saying also truth is placed first, followed by auspiciousness and beauty is accepted last.
Great people and saints have mentioned four efforts (objects) of life, namely, religion, materials, desires and salvation. In this also, religion is placed first and only after accepting it, the other three are achieved. Ever since we forgot such real view of life, we have started going downhill. Because of narrow-mindedness, triviality, selfishness and indifference to social-welfare, we have been swept o away in the present state of distress and disarray.
In last 50 years, we have followed the western materialistic culture blindly. Resultantly, our familial, social, cultural, educational, judicial and spiritual life has been degraded rapidly. This is directly reflected in our day-to-day life experiences like family separations, increasing suicides among women, innumerable accidents on highways and railways, poor discipline of students and government
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