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CHAPTER-VI
DYNAMIC IMPETUS OF THE LIFE-PHILOSOPHY
Knowledge devoid of action is Jame, as also action without knowledge is futile. A continuous order of knowing, believing and doing makes the life fruitful, one may know thə reality and also recognise its truth after testing on the touch-stone of contemplation but then instead of translating, it into action, if he remains inert, then nothing would be achieved. It is a seperate thing that after right knowing and believing does awaken a strong impulse of doing. The force of right knowledge and right faith certainly becomes the prompter of right conduct, still then the dignity of strong energization must arise.
That tenet only is called motivatfve which awakens the ability of action accordingly. This is the fundamental principle to build a life. The combined force of knowledge and action alone emancipates a man from the bonds (shackles). Howsoever, those bonds-whether they may be due to incongruity or vices born of it, they cannot stand before the might of this force. When the stride of this force proceeds with steadfast and unflinching determinaton the emancipation from incongruities also becomes easy. Steadfast resolve of an individual vitalizes life consecutively into his family, society, country and the Universe and this collective vital force gathering the social momentum wakes
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