Dr. Swamy's Agenda for youth

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Dr. Swamys Agenda for Indias youth

Unshackling ourselves by finding our roots

Originally published at: http://organiser.org/Encyc/2013/4/6/427338.aspx

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Our shackles

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An identity that doesnt stick...feel the diversity more, unity less

Varna

Language Region

Jati

WHO

AMI?

indian

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Passivity in the face of evilVirtues of courage, sacrifice and tenacity at an all-time low due to

continuous spiritual depletion over a millennium of foreign rule

Co u ra g

e ,S a c rific e ,Te na

c i ty

Time

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Unbridled materialism

Righteo

us

pursuit

s

Unrighteous

pursuits

Reap the

demographic

dividend

Descend into a

morally corrupt

society

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English as lingua francaEnglish as language of commerce, government,judiciary, business, politics, and public affairs

English as thenational idiom of

communication

ENGLISH (and by extension Western culture)

>Indian languages (and by extension Indian culture)

cultural bias

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Our roots

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Hindutva: less religion...

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...more wisdom.the virtue that we needmost of all is the virtueof practical wisdom.

Practical wisdom isthe moral will to do the

right thing and themoral skill to do the

right thing.

- Aristtle

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Why is wisdom important?What we need, in order to live well, is a proper appreciation

of the way in which such goods as friendship, pleasure,

virtue, honor and wealth fit together as a whole.

In order to apply that general understanding to particular

cases, we must acquire, through proper upbringing and

habits, the ability to see, on each occasion, which course of

action is best supported by reasons.

Therefore practical wisdom cannot be acquired solely by

learning general rules.

We must also acquire, through practice, those deliberative,

emotional, and social skills that enable us to put ourgeneral understanding of well-being into practice in ways

that are suitable to each occasion.

- Barry schwartz

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Wisdom is hard-earned100s of rishis over 1000s of years...

Based on a series of inquiries into the nature of the universe, life, humans etc.

Vedas(

andUp

anishads)

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Wisdom for the masses

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Wisdom in action...

aka CIVILIZATION

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Flourishing civilizations...

WISDOM

...built on the foundationsof practical wisdom

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Reality of civilizations

Reinventions are a practical necessity,

as external conditions change

The endurance of a civilization is reflective

of the quality of the underlying wisdom

WISDOM WISDOM

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Reinventions of Hindu civilization

6th century BCE

(~5000 years sincefounding)

8th century CE

(~1500 years later)

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Hindu civilization today...

WISDOM

Ravaged by a millennium offoreign invasions,

BADLY in need ofreinvention

Foundations are intact,

serving the spiritual needsof ~3bn people!

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Adopt Western Civilization?

5000+ years of proven

wisdom encoded in ourgenes and ingrained inour culture...

Vs.Still evolving civilization,

based on foundationalelements alien to us

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Unshacklingourselves

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Re-establish Indian Identity

Varna

Language Region

WHOAM

I?

Indian

Jati

ekam Sat,Janani Janmabhmisca Svargdapi garyasiahimsa paramo dharmah, saameva jayaswadharme nidhano sreyah,dharmo raksharakshitahyaa naaryastu puujyan raman taa devataaHmau devo bhavah, piu devo bhavahacarya devo bhavah, aii devo bhavah

Based on timeless ideals of theHindu philosophical tradition

By definition, allowsfor true secularism

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Spiritual AwakeningRenewal of essential virtues: Courage, sacrifice and tenacity,

induced by a sense of one-ness, inspired by our glorious heritage

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Reap the Demographic Dividend

Quality education

Basic infrastructure

Lower corruptionlevels

Influx of iIlegal Bangladeshi immigrants

+

growing muslim population

=

retrograde practices retardingeconomic growth

Get these right

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Re-establish Sanskrit as link language

1. Historically, the link language of the greater

Indian sub-continent.

2. Native to India and the common thread

across our entire civilizational trajectory.

3. Repository of the best, highest, and noblest

aspirations of Indian culture.

4. Non-regional. No province or state or

people can claim it as its own.

5. Mother of most Indian tongues. Even the

most ancient, such as Tamil, have ~40% of

words in common.

Sanskrit is more perfect than Greek,

more copious than Latin, and more

exquisitely refined than either

- William Jones

Sanskritised Hindi

Laying stress on the unity of India through Sanskrit, even

if it were through the intermediacy of Hindi.

Fitting representative for all the modern languages ofIndia

Most suitable national speech for a resurgent India.

Can be easily understood in all non-Hindi-speakingareas.

http://ifih.org/TheCaseforSanskritasIndiasNationalLanguage.htm

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