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Self-introspection in the philosophical systems or in the literature of the 'Darshanas'
The contribution of literature among the factors moulding the Indian culture has been quite valuable. Human life is enriched by literature, music and fine arts. It becomes sweet also. It is only when the aim of the creativeness of literature and arts is to realise or see the truth, it is meaningful.
Darshan means seeing - it tries to visualise philosophy from a unique angle of vision. Seeing or understanding of practical truth can be done by many people, but the vision of ultimate truth can be done only by a few.
The philosophical vision is the only invaluable store of the society, culture and civilization. For getting the real familiarity with any culture, it is necessary to have the knowledge of its philosophical thought-process or ideology. In the western philosophy, the confluence of the ideologies of many countries has been there. Chiefly amongst them, there is a triple confluence of the Greek, Christian and the modern thought-currents. The Greek philosophers, first of all, did deliberations on the world of inanimate objects, and then adopting the introvert vision, described the conscious soul; and finally made a synthesis of
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