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everything in this world. For the tim: being, we being to soar higher in a different world. And this, according to Raih krishnin. is a clear illustration of spiritual behaviour. Again, in extra-ordinary moments of our life we have flashes of th: presence of the Divine element in us. Dr. Radhakrishnan is never tired of referring to the great intuitive experiences of the prophets like Jesus, Buddha, Mohammad and Zoroaster etc. He asserts that these clearly show that we are capable of experiencing the Divine within us. Again, the very longing of man for salvation is itself an evidence of the presence of spiritual element within him. Salvation is the state of freedom, the state of Divinity itself. For Radhakrishnan, one cannot aspire for such a state unless he himself is spiritual. Another very convincing proof of man's Divine nature is the fact that even the most immoral and most wicked of all men can also be reformed. And, it is possible only on account of the presence of Divine element within him.
On the strength of all these evidences, Dr. Radhakrishnan comes to feel that the true nature of man is his ultimate nature, which consists in spirituality and which is, in a sense, akin to Divine nature.
Thus, we see that self is not a passive being. It has Diviae consciousness and power. It takes the hold of human personality and governs his thoughts, sentiments and behaviour. Self-realization is the attainment of soul personality. It is to identify tbe empirical self with his transcendental self. But self-realization is not enough. The self has to be finally identified with God and to realize eternal emancipation. It is to become God. It is to achieve Supreme identity, oneness and unity with God. The self finds unity with God as well as with our empirical self. When the supreme self becomes one with God, it realises final redemption and salvation.
Human Personality
Dr. Radhakrishnan takes human personality as a complex organisation of the body, life, mind and soul which work together in an integrated manner. The personality is not a static concept but a dynamic whole of parts. It evolves, grows and develops in a coordinated and synthetic process.
