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AMAR VANI
Socialism and Shramana Sanskriti
I am not afraid of socialism. Non-acquisition is the basic governing principle of Shramana Sanskriti, which is also the governing principle of socialism. The theory of nonacquisition upheld in Shramana Sanskriti is nothing, but socialism.
The ideal of Shramana Sanskriti is to take as little as possible and to give as much as possible. The basic concept of the theory of non-acquisition propounded by ShramanaSanskriti is to curb and control our necessities and desires as much as possible, and not to hoard anything beyond our just requirements. It preaches that man should give more attention to the hunger and poverty of others than to his own. It teaches man to live for others, not for himself. These are the governing principles of ShramanaSanskriti.
The message of "Live and let live” has been resounding for millions of years in the history of ShramanaSanskriti. This is just the slogan of socialism too. The only difference is that socialism in practice today works through violence, hatred, oppression and class struggles. Our approach is different. It is our duty that we should win over the feelings of animalism and learn to live in a happy atmosphere of love and friendship and mutual cooperation. We have to start a campaign for universal fraternity and peaceful co-existence. We have to replace dictatorship by welfare state. We have to recognise the independent entity of the individual. This will be the Indianization of socialism.
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