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of Bhūdan Yajña will be to organise village industries based on noninjurious society through the village ownership of land”. 14 Philosophical Foundation of Bhūdāna Yajña
According to Vinoba Bhave, in India spiritual knowledge or the thinking about soul has been coming from ancient time, but these days it has become very narrow though saints have discussed it very widely. We Indian people are unable to understand it. Animals are limited to themselves because they do not have any knowledge of soul. They quarrel among themselves for food. The children are found very simple and pure hearted but they do not understand their purity and they also quarrel. But the adults should understand the extension of their hearts. Bhūdāna Yajña lays stress upon the extension of soul. One should think not about own self only but about others also. Everybody should try to live for others. Bhūdāna Yajna is based on the theory.
“Sabai bhūmi Gopāl ki”
That the total lands belong to Gopāla or Krşņa. Moreover in the Vedic tradition it has been propounded.
“lśā vāsya midam sarvam yatkinca jagatyamjagat”! Tena tyaktena bhunjīthā mā grdhah Kasyasvidhanam”ll
It means, whatever there is in this world that is a form of God and that belongs to God. He only is the Master. Therefore a man should be satisfied with what he gets as kind gift from him. In the Bhūdāna Yajña also the individual right on land or on any other property does not have any meaning. It accepts that whatever there is in this world that belongs to all because that belongs to God. Total Offer (Samagra Dāna)
Total offer or Samagra Dāna means village ownership (Grāmikaraṇa) of land. Vinoba Bhave has assigned -
"I do not want small family, therefore I am ready to organise big families. I like to convert the whole village in one family”ls
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