India, the land of the legendary Aryans. The dispensers of Dharma. The land of the righteous King Rama, King Yudhisthira, King Siddhartha *Who became the Buddha*. The land which gave birth to the very concept of spiritual enlightenment, where the intellect of beings like Aryabhatta made mathematical achievements seem trivial. The land where god is said to have incarnated and walked a number of times. Where poetry of saints like Thulasidasa, Kalidasa and Thirukurral enriched the culture of the nation, is now in tarnished ruins. Bharatha Varsha (original name of the land of the Aryans) is crying tears of blood as she sees her populace die a slow and miserable death.
What, then was the cause for the destruction of such a land? What was the sole reason as to why India was bought down? Just as the Atirathi (invincible warrior) Karna was atrociously murdered by several people, so too has Bharatha Matha been culled by the hordes of abusers who continue to rape the land. Having lived in India for the past few months it has become painfully obvious that no change is going to occur in the near future. She is heading for complete annihilation. Parts of India are far worse than parts of Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan put together. While it is true that Dharma is present in certain areas, it is far too little to even make a dent in the Karmic atrocity present in the nation.
The nature of the population is to over exalt the elite thereby providing an egotistical kick for the superiors within the nation. This well known issue of over extolling the Kings, politicians, ministers, priests, celibates has taken India down to the path of Hell. This is very behavior could have led to the racist supremacy ideals set out by the British or other conquering nations. This was experienced by me in my recent trip the Kabaleeshwara Temple (a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva). It just so happened that I arrived in the temple at 12:45 pm. There,a temple guard advised me that the temple is closed and no one is allowed inside. I understood and stood outside the temple and saw the deity, and decided to walk around the temple from the outside. As I was completing my round, I heard loud drums beating and walked up to the area to find out what the commotion was all about. It seems that a politician (perhaps a minister) had arrived and wished to see the temple. This individual was given the red carpet treatment. Though the deepam for the deity had been turned off, the priests lit the candle light and the locked temple was opened (at 1:05 pm) to allow this individual and his band of supporters into the temple. Naturally I was not allowed along with a large number of people who also wished for this Dharshanam. This elitist mentality has ruined the land of the Aryans.
Many atheists and anti-hindus state that it is the religion of Hinduism that inspires this mentality. The Hindu king Rama, Krishna, Arjuna were all worshipped and hence this genetic trait is what is causing the nation to bow down to evil demonic politicians. The question we must ask ourselves therefore is, is this true?
Ruling India is not a walk in the park. It is said that the god king Lord Rama was criticized for his administration, when a civilian commented on Sita's chastity. Arjuna, the scion of the bharata race, too was subjected to criticism when he was not present to help a farmer from the band of dacoits who stole some of his cattle. How ever, both the Kings took the advice into council and made the changes. Lord Rama banished Sita to the forest (the author does not concure with his decision) and Arjuna broke a vow which caused his exile for 12 years to help the farmer. The two instances are but a few examples of actions committed by kings who played their role perfectly. As Hinduism is based mostly on the two great epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, it is a safe assumption to make that Hinduism is not the cause of such destruction. Then what is?
What, then was the cause for the destruction of such a land? What was the sole reason as to why India was bought down? Just as the Atirathi (invincible warrior) Karna was atrociously murdered by several people, so too has Bharatha Matha been culled by the hordes of abusers who continue to rape the land. Having lived in India for the past few months it has become painfully obvious that no change is going to occur in the near future. She is heading for complete annihilation. Parts of India are far worse than parts of Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan put together. While it is true that Dharma is present in certain areas, it is far too little to even make a dent in the Karmic atrocity present in the nation.
The nature of the population is to over exalt the elite thereby providing an egotistical kick for the superiors within the nation. This well known issue of over extolling the Kings, politicians, ministers, priests, celibates has taken India down to the path of Hell. This is very behavior could have led to the racist supremacy ideals set out by the British or other conquering nations. This was experienced by me in my recent trip the Kabaleeshwara Temple (a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva). It just so happened that I arrived in the temple at 12:45 pm. There,a temple guard advised me that the temple is closed and no one is allowed inside. I understood and stood outside the temple and saw the deity, and decided to walk around the temple from the outside. As I was completing my round, I heard loud drums beating and walked up to the area to find out what the commotion was all about. It seems that a politician (perhaps a minister) had arrived and wished to see the temple. This individual was given the red carpet treatment. Though the deepam for the deity had been turned off, the priests lit the candle light and the locked temple was opened (at 1:05 pm) to allow this individual and his band of supporters into the temple. Naturally I was not allowed along with a large number of people who also wished for this Dharshanam. This elitist mentality has ruined the land of the Aryans.
Many atheists and anti-hindus state that it is the religion of Hinduism that inspires this mentality. The Hindu king Rama, Krishna, Arjuna were all worshipped and hence this genetic trait is what is causing the nation to bow down to evil demonic politicians. The question we must ask ourselves therefore is, is this true?
Ruling India is not a walk in the park. It is said that the god king Lord Rama was criticized for his administration, when a civilian commented on Sita's chastity. Arjuna, the scion of the bharata race, too was subjected to criticism when he was not present to help a farmer from the band of dacoits who stole some of his cattle. How ever, both the Kings took the advice into council and made the changes. Lord Rama banished Sita to the forest (the author does not concure with his decision) and Arjuna broke a vow which caused his exile for 12 years to help the farmer. The two instances are but a few examples of actions committed by kings who played their role perfectly. As Hinduism is based mostly on the two great epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, it is a safe assumption to make that Hinduism is not the cause of such destruction. Then what is?
Throughout our epics, there have been evil doers. From Ravana to Duryodhana. The epics thought us that they have been destroyed by humans (with god powers) but humans. Rama was considered a human as was Arjuna. There in lies the problem, the citizens tend to forget that the government is their to serve them and not the other way around. The idolizing of politicians is the weakness in democracy, the people must take charge. This is evident in other civilizations. For instance, the signing of the Magna Carta by prince Charles II limiting his powers significantly. The Russian revolution, the French revolution, the American revolution and the declaration of Independence. All these are examples of citizens understanding their rights. This is, however, in-existent in India. Throughout her rule, Huns, Greeks, Muslims, Pashtuns, Kushans, Mughals, British and now politicians have continued to wreak havoc on the nation and its people. The root cause therefore is NOT the politician, but the people. It is the people who must be empowered, educated and entrusted with its future and not the leaders. Now the bigger question HOW?
Swami Vivekananda, mentions, it is not education, but teaching that is of utmost importance. In today's education system, the children are force fed the ideal that only a safe monetary value will ensure their future success. They are 'educated' but not 'thought' practical knowledge of life. Vedanta, and its teaching helps a kitten of a man roar like a lion with proper understanding. The sad state of Hinduism is evident in its populations lack of understanding of it. It is a mandatory must for every Muslim to read the Koran, the Christian, the Bible. The Hindus, too have an all encompassing book. It is called the Bhagavad Gita. A recent study showed that less than ten percent of the Hindus have actually HEARD of the Gita. And less than 1 percent have actually read it.
Hindu's are ASHAMED of the great achievements of their ancestors. The story of Ramayana shows an ardent hero who for the word of his father gives up the throne of kingdom and goes to voluntary exile, along with his ever loving wife and protective brother. The Mahabharata, a gigantic epic which teaches Dharma to anyone who reads it, considered one of the greatest masterpieces of human civilization, and has the holy Bhagavad Gita at the crux of this great epic. It consists of Heroes who died for their word. Krishna, the divine incarnation of Vishnu, performs a masterstroke with his entire plan to protect the righteous and destroy evil.
Yet both these epics are more familiar in western countries, than in Bharata Varsha. The people of the nation are ashamed to wear a Tilak, Chandanam, Vibhoothi on their foreheads. The Aryans, (not invaders, but noble souls) were proud of their achievements (both cultural and spiritual), and masters of their adherence righteousness. India has to embrace its noble past (the Vedic era) and take a leaf out of the legendary Aryans. The rapes will stop, the corruptions will stop, the evil will recede only if the Aryans of India are awakened within the Hindus of the civilization.
Every civilization has an achievement, and the achievement of India is its rich culture, deep spirituality, and elaborate epics. When the Indian forgets his/her roots, gets drunk, lives the hedonistic lifestyle that is foreign to his/her intrinsic nature, there is no surprise that she (India) will suffer. What used to be a benchmark to the worlds culture, religion, spirituality, wisdom, knowledge, what used to have several great souls migrating to her land is now in tarnished ruins because she (India) has left path of Dharma and her people have pursued the Dharma that is foreign to them. Unless her people can come to their roots, embrace who they used to be, India and her rich culture is doomed to extinction.
Swami Vivekananda, mentions, it is not education, but teaching that is of utmost importance. In today's education system, the children are force fed the ideal that only a safe monetary value will ensure their future success. They are 'educated' but not 'thought' practical knowledge of life. Vedanta, and its teaching helps a kitten of a man roar like a lion with proper understanding. The sad state of Hinduism is evident in its populations lack of understanding of it. It is a mandatory must for every Muslim to read the Koran, the Christian, the Bible. The Hindus, too have an all encompassing book. It is called the Bhagavad Gita. A recent study showed that less than ten percent of the Hindus have actually HEARD of the Gita. And less than 1 percent have actually read it.
Hindu's are ASHAMED of the great achievements of their ancestors. The story of Ramayana shows an ardent hero who for the word of his father gives up the throne of kingdom and goes to voluntary exile, along with his ever loving wife and protective brother. The Mahabharata, a gigantic epic which teaches Dharma to anyone who reads it, considered one of the greatest masterpieces of human civilization, and has the holy Bhagavad Gita at the crux of this great epic. It consists of Heroes who died for their word. Krishna, the divine incarnation of Vishnu, performs a masterstroke with his entire plan to protect the righteous and destroy evil.
Yet both these epics are more familiar in western countries, than in Bharata Varsha. The people of the nation are ashamed to wear a Tilak, Chandanam, Vibhoothi on their foreheads. The Aryans, (not invaders, but noble souls) were proud of their achievements (both cultural and spiritual), and masters of their adherence righteousness. India has to embrace its noble past (the Vedic era) and take a leaf out of the legendary Aryans. The rapes will stop, the corruptions will stop, the evil will recede only if the Aryans of India are awakened within the Hindus of the civilization.
Every civilization has an achievement, and the achievement of India is its rich culture, deep spirituality, and elaborate epics. When the Indian forgets his/her roots, gets drunk, lives the hedonistic lifestyle that is foreign to his/her intrinsic nature, there is no surprise that she (India) will suffer. What used to be a benchmark to the worlds culture, religion, spirituality, wisdom, knowledge, what used to have several great souls migrating to her land is now in tarnished ruins because she (India) has left path of Dharma and her people have pursued the Dharma that is foreign to them. Unless her people can come to their roots, embrace who they used to be, India and her rich culture is doomed to extinction.
