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one's salvation and illumination. "That welfare which is not subservient to the requirements of illumination is the very opposite of welfare. That prosperity which takes you away from the path of illumination is veritable degradation. That discharge of duty to society which blocks advance to illumination is a contraption of the very devil", says Swami Budhananda.
According to Swami Vivekananda the conquest of outer nature through the advancement of Science is really a wonderful and glorious achievement of man. But more wonderful and glorious is man's conquest of his inner nature, What is necessary today is to take through science and religion, a complete view of the Reality, and to pattern human civilization in the light of that integral vision and therefore, man must address himself to these two tasks simultaneously, the conquest of inner and outer nature. Those who neglect the conquest of outer nature cannot solve the problems of physical well being. Those who neglect the conquesting inner nature will have all their prosperity become ash in their mouth. So, the path of sanity is in making the conquest of outer nature, subserve the purpose of illumination by which alone one can ultimately solve the riddle of life.
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Agenda for future
For the integrated approach to life, the current social policies must change not only in India, but world over. Change and Development must go on. But revolutions conceived in violence and catering only to two lower values of wealth and pleasure are apt to be in trouble everywhere in the world. Counter revolution is no solution. Dharma alone can provide motivation, skill and inspiration for making revolutions meaningful and successful.
Science, socialism, and secularism have already taken a heavy toll of life. Without a spiritual foundation, a movement towards material prosperity, equity and antireligious front is becoming the worst engine of tyrrany.
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