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when the whole universe has reduced to a compact unit wherein both the survival and destruction of mankind are a simultaneous reality? Is man confident that mere socio-political development in itself capable to lead him out of the socio-political boundaries i.e. the mundane existence?
This is to drive home the realism that despite external developments in human civilization, the primitive animal-drives in regard to man's socioeconomic and political nature have more or less remained unchanged. This only means that religious vision of man as presented in different religions is not so effective indeed and it is far from being universal. That is why the differences amongst the various religions are still persisting. Not only that, there are many splits within one's faith too. Besides the prevailing atmosphere of material culture is not self-satisfying to man either. It is only a reflection of this fact that the basic internalizing process of religion whereby the individual expands and comprehensively includes the whole universe is a distant vision still. For man has yet to understand and cultivate an in-depth experience within his own personality ensuring a sense of freedom offered by respective religions.
It is specifically conveying and questioning those who have a concern for religion in their heart and who happen to be the moral pursuers and followers of various religions, as to how much are they prepared to rise up from their parochial interests of the common run? Respecting their full freedom to material and social upliftment with good results for themselves having no objections whatsoever. But how much are they organized unitedly in making discriminating protest when the same resources of man and material are misused and misdirected in the name of increasing the dire and mere down to earth standards of life? Are they ready to give up torpid indifference in their striving for the supreme understanding of man and the universe as enuniciated in their respective religions as such?
Although apprehensive to state, I do believe that the religious men all over are yet not clear as what do they mean by religion and its vision in the present period. Not a pedantic grasp with enormous research output is the real need but how these people respond dynamically in moral actions to the prevailing challenges is, what I mean to be, the crux of the religious phenomena. All prevalence of the superstitions and dogmas, pseudo fundamentalism and fanaticism in religions and at the same time, indiscriminate inequality socially, economically and politically etc. openly mock their concern for the supreme search for reality. Insensitivity to all these mean becoming silent victims of our age. The helplessness of the inner spirit in this respect is yet to be experienced deeply and revolt suitably. The significance of secular achievement
Frankly speaking the scientific and technological age is truly a fine
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| SR No. | 007005 |
| Book Title | World of Philosophy |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave |
| Publisher | Shanti Prakashan |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 1002 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 30 MB |