Family and Nation

Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya, A P J Abdulkalam
Publisher: Harper Publications India

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THE FAMILY AND THE NATION
to the principle of physics that two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. When we are bothered by a harmful thought, it is good to substitute it with another thought and concentrate on it so positively that the harmful thought cannot get in. This is simple and only requires practice.
When a child is empowered by the parents, he or she gets transformed into a responsible citizen. When the teacher is empowered with knowledge and experience, good young human beings with value systems take shape. When an individual or a team is empowered with technology, transformation to higher potential for achievement is assured. When the leader of any institution empowers his or her people, leaders are born who can change the nation in multiple areas. When women are empowered, society with stability gets assured. When political leaders empower the people through visionary policies, the prosperity of the nation is certain. When religion transforms into a spiritual force, the people become enlightened citizens with a value system.
INNER POWER
There is an Inner Power that defines the relation of man with himself. It is a stupendous factor in human life and the one upon which general success in life is most dependent. It is our personal link with the Universe. Therefore, we can see how powerful this inner, higher self is. It is omnipotent because it is a part of the Universe. It is the function of evolution to unfold it into a positive, dynamic omnipotence. This is what we, the embodiment of eternal consciousness, are gradually learning to do in our daily lives and by our succession of rebirths.
This Inner Power affects one's personality and daily life in this way: the eternal consciousness within, which is