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illness and indolence, it needs spiritual ground. Today, we are witnessing increase in floodes, deserts and soil erosion areas, genetic damages to human systems, threat to living species hazards from excessive fertilizers and pesticides, drugs and smokes; deforestation, allergy from pollens and noxious weeds. About 20% of total living species are already extinct and in next 20 years, the planet may suffer the extinction of more living species than were lost in over one million years.
We all know that man is a part of the nature, lives on its provisions, and eventually returns there. All things in the sky, the earth and the seas have been provided as a resources for our life. Nature which is a source of life for all livings including human beings, is continuously transformed while always maintaining order and harmony in accordance with the profound laws of universe. From time immemorial our forefathers have endeavaured to take a beautiful land and to create a distinct culture in harmony with nature. Scientist believe that "from ecologists" perspective, there is no dichotomy between man and nature". Thus the man should follow the rules of universe Nature reigns absolutely supreme over man and man is only a tiny helpless speck' on this mysterious universe. Man with all advances in science and technology is still unable to create life and to understand the nature of the breath of life and soul, unable to control his destiny, stop volcanic eruptions or earthquakes, cyclones, ternadoes, microbial diseases etc.
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Today, the postion and future of man has been shaken Science treats man less than man and nature less than nature. We have developed a wrong concept of progress and relate only with technological advancement. Earlier, scientists used knowledge to understand nature but unfortunately today we used it to control nature Presently, information is much, evaluation and valuation is less. Human has been cut to an organism-a creation of technology and complete away from cosmological aspects of the universe.
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