Guru mantra: Renowned spiritual leader and humanitarian Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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Renowned spiritual leader and humanitarian, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, has touched millions of lives by way of his efforts in the areas of self development and conflict resolution. The smiling guru leaves no room for doubt on the power of peace and non-violence...
In the land of Buddha, Mahavira, Tailanga Swami and Ramakrishna in India, why do the common people still have to contend with various forms of oppression and
unhappiness?
Oppression is not due to following the precepts of these statements. It is, in fact, the failure to follow or even propagate the message of these men, the reluctance of the education system to incorporate spirituality, and the confused
secularists who have found anti-spirituality to be the meaning of secularism.
The Gandhian method of peaceful and non-violent non-cooperation worked with the British, but do you think that the reaction to non-violence and the possibility of its success as a method is often subject to the culture of the oppressor? For instance, would it have worked with occupation forces like the Nazis?
Definitely. Some of these values are time-tested. Non-violence would certainly take a longer time with people who are not sensitive. Sensitive people would recognise it soon. We have the story of Angulimala in India, who was like an ancient Nazi. There are many such stories in the lives of hundreds of saints where they could influence dacoits to drop violence to become kind and loving, and turn jihadis into social workers. I do not think it is impossible. It (non-violence) takes time and requires persistence.
Violence tends to beget violence. Generations of Kashmiris or Palestinians or Chhattisgarh tribals (Naxals) who have suffered oppression and seen the murder of their near and dear ones will possibly have revenge on their minds. Wouldn’t it be difficult to convince them of the virtues of peace and non-violence?
In fact, not if it is the issue concerning oppression. We have done it in many cases, including a recent case of Ramendra alias Guruji. If violence is motivated through allurement of money or heavenly pleasures, then it is difficult, though not impossible.
In today’s era of fundamentalism and religious violence, religion is often seen to be the root of evil. As a man of God, what would you say to those disillusioned of faith and given to questioning it?
They are right to some extent, if that has been their experience. I would request them to see things from a broader perspective. Not all religious people are violent. In fact, religion helps people to survive with sanity in tiring times and the strength to move through difficult times. Atheists and communists are no less involved in violence. When people have shunned the values of a religion and held on to religion as an identity out of insecurity, then religion causes problems. I would say people should move on from divisive religious fundamentalism to unifying global spirituality.
In a country like India where corruption, religious and class differences, and vote-bank politics seem to have weakened the faith of its citizens, would you still say that the principles of Ahimsa and Satyagraha are relevant?
These principles are more relevant than ever before.
Saffron terror is a relatively recent trend mentioned in association with Hinduism. How can Swami Vivekananda's religion, and that of the Gita, rescue themselves from such elements?
If you really take the statistics of this so-called saffron terror, it is a fringe element. It is just a handful of people who are enraged, outraged and impatient, looking at the vote-bank politics and the terrorism that is being rained on India. It’s just a handful of people who came out as a result of this continuous reign of terror on the Indian citizens. The shadow of terrorism from one religion will definitely fall on the others too. By and large, Hindus are non-reactive. There are instances where there are such reactions, but they are miniscule compared to the others.
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Renowned spiritual leader and humanitarian, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, has touched millions of lives by way of his efforts in the areas of self development and conflict resolution. The smiling guru leaves no room for doubt on the power of peace and non-violence...
In the land of Buddha, Mahavira, Tailanga Swami and Ramakrishna in India, why do the common people still have to contend with various forms of oppression and
unhappiness?
Oppression is not due to following the precepts of these statements. It is, in fact, the failure to follow or even propagate the message of these men, the reluctance of the education system to incorporate spirituality, and the confused
secularists who have found anti-spirituality to be the meaning of secularism.The Gandhian method of peaceful and non-violent non-cooperation worked with the British, but do you think that the reaction to non-violence and the possibility of its success as a method is often subject to the culture of the oppressor? For instance, would it have worked with occupation forces like the Nazis?
Definitely. Some of these values are time-tested. Non-violence would certainly take a longer time with people who are not sensitive. Sensitive people would recognise it soon. We have the story of Angulimala in India, who was like an ancient Nazi. There are many such stories in the lives of hundreds of saints where they could influence dacoits to drop violence to become kind and loving, and turn jihadis into social workers. I do not think it is impossible. It (non-violence) takes time and requires persistence.
Violence tends to beget violence. Generations of Kashmiris or Palestinians or Chhattisgarh tribals (Naxals) who have suffered oppression and seen the murder of their near and dear ones will possibly have revenge on their minds. Wouldn’t it be difficult to convince them of the virtues of peace and non-violence?
In fact, not if it is the issue concerning oppression. We have done it in many cases, including a recent case of Ramendra alias Guruji. If violence is motivated through allurement of money or heavenly pleasures, then it is difficult, though not impossible.
In today’s era of fundamentalism and religious violence, religion is often seen to be the root of evil. As a man of God, what would you say to those disillusioned of faith and given to questioning it?
They are right to some extent, if that has been their experience. I would request them to see things from a broader perspective. Not all religious people are violent. In fact, religion helps people to survive with sanity in tiring times and the strength to move through difficult times. Atheists and communists are no less involved in violence. When people have shunned the values of a religion and held on to religion as an identity out of insecurity, then religion causes problems. I would say people should move on from divisive religious fundamentalism to unifying global spirituality.
In a country like India where corruption, religious and class differences, and vote-bank politics seem to have weakened the faith of its citizens, would you still say that the principles of Ahimsa and Satyagraha are relevant?
These principles are more relevant than ever before.
Saffron terror is a relatively recent trend mentioned in association with Hinduism. How can Swami Vivekananda's religion, and that of the Gita, rescue themselves from such elements?
If you really take the statistics of this so-called saffron terror, it is a fringe element. It is just a handful of people who are enraged, outraged and impatient, looking at the vote-bank politics and the terrorism that is being rained on India. It’s just a handful of people who came out as a result of this continuous reign of terror on the Indian citizens. The shadow of terrorism from one religion will definitely fall on the others too. By and large, Hindus are non-reactive. There are instances where there are such reactions, but they are miniscule compared to the others.
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