Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 CHAPTER 10 ON SOCIETY Professor K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami Translation 7.Among the Wise some extol Peace and others Power . Which of these, Oh Lord, is the better means for promoting the well-being of Society ? 8. Peace is for purifying one's own mind ; Power for the progress of Society. Society should be raised through Peace and then Power established . Comment:The Jnani mitigates the world situation through his Presence. ===== Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible Sun within us. __________ Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger./download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 RamanaMaharshi, Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> wrote: CHAPTER 10 ON SOCIETY Professor K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami Translation 7.Among the Wise some extol Peace and others Power . Which of these, Oh Lord, is the better means for promoting the well- being of Society ? 8. Peace is for purifying one's own mind ; Power for the progress of Society. Society should be raised through Peace and then Power established . Comment:The Jnani mitigates the world situation through his Presence. ==== Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible Sun within us. ======================================== Ramana Gita [Translation & Commentary by AR Natarajan] Chapter 10 `On Society' V7 Yoganatha asked, `Some praise peace, some others extol power. Which is needed for the welfare of the society?' V8 Bhagavan replied: For purifying ones own mind, peace is required, power for society's progress. Society should be raised through power and then peace should be established. Commentary For purification of the individual, quietness of mind is a pre- condition. The spiritual practices necessary for mind's purification are not possible if the mind is disturbed and wandering. Hence peace is a must for the individual. Society cannot function unless law and order prevails. Power is necessary to sustain order. Maharshi however makes it clear that power, though absolutely essential, is not sufficient. Once order is established through power, it is only the peace of the individuals who constitute the society which matters. ========= anu > Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger./download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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