Social upliftment, national security and rekindling righteousness

Contents

• 1. Present state of the nation - nadir of deterioration
  • 1.1 Not a nation but merely a social group
  • 1.2 Western and Indian philosophy about progress
  • 1.3 Problems faced by the nation due to a raja-tama predominant lifestyle
    • An anxious and insecure day-to-day life of Indians
    • Tendency to form ‘unions’ for selfish ends
    • Unholy nexus between criminals, police and politicians
  
  
• 2. Factors responsible for the nation’s plight
  • 2.1 Politicians
    • Unrighteous politicians
    • Immoral politicians
    • Dereliction of duty by the politicians
    • Varying facets of the politicians’ narrow-minded attitude
  • 2.2 Public
    • Not having a liking for Righteousness (Dharma) and morality (niti)
    • A cadaveric society that has lost it basic effulgence
    • Sorrowful state of the mentality of the society
    • Pitiable condition of social revolution
  • 2.3 Religious leaders of Hindus
  • 2.4 Danger posed by some Muslims and Christians to the nation
  
  
• 3. Shortcomings in some prevailing forms of government
  • 3.1 Communism
  • 3.2 Capitalism
  • 3.3 Ridiculous democracy
    • Superiority of the majority over the minority
    • Non-certainty that the decision of the majority will be always correct
    • Not a democracy but a rule of elected representatives
    • Improbability of election of the most eligible candidate
    • Indian democracy being caught up in the web of dynastic rule
  
  
• 4. Extraordinary significance of Righteousness (Dharma) and Spirituality in social life
  • 4.1 Origin and definition of ‘Righteousness (Dharma)’
  • 4.2 Non-duality between Righteousness and God
  • 4.3 Following Righteousness
  • 4.4 Spirituality alone is essential for holistic social development
  • 4.5 Existence of a nation depends on following Righteousness (Dharma)
  
  
• 5. Pitiable present state of Righteousness (Dharma)
  • 5.1 Ignorance about Righteousness
  • 5.2 Misconceptions about Spirituality
    • Fear
    • Blind faith
    • Cheating
    • Oversmartness of so-called rationalists
    • Thoughts such as ‘of what use is it to us?’
    • Misconceptions about spiritual practice
  • 5.3 Malpractices occurring during religious festivals
  • 5.4 Using deities for commercial purposes
  • 5.5 Opposition to Righteousness
  • 5.6 Growing religious animosity
  
  
• 6. Total revolution - the only remedy for the sorry state of the nation
  • 6.1 Destroying the evil
    • Evil politicians deserve punishment
    • Teaching every evildoer and his direct and silent supporter a lesson
    • Violence towards evildoers is non-violence itself as per the scriptures
  • 6.2 Turning society towards spiritual practice
    • Clarifying ignorance and misconceptions about Spirituality
    • Explaining the importance of Spirituality
    • Turning society towards Spirituality
  • 6.3 Revolution - a must from the viewpoint of spiritual practice
    • Spiritual practice is impossible with raja-tama pollution
    • Only the powerful can undertake spiritual practice
    • Spiritual practice for the sake of society is more important than individual spiritual practice
    • Test of spiritual progress
  • 6.4 Only warrior seekers (kshatravir) can bring about a revolution
    • Warrior seekers (kshatravir)
    • Indians are only worthy of being ruled over
    • The Lord’s support for the mission
  
  
• 7. Ideal nation to be reinstated after the revolution - the Divine kingdom
  • 7.1 Indian definition of progress which is far superior to that of Westerners
  • 7.2 Evolution of the individual and society - the aim of restructuring the nation
  • 7.3 Who are the reinstators of the Divine kingdom?
    • Synonyms for the Divine kingdom
    • Restructuring the nation is not the task of politicians!
    • Only saints and seekers are capable of reinstating the Divine kingdom
  • 7.4 Path to the reinstatement of the Divine kingdom
    • Reinstatement of the Divine kingdom should not be based on emotion but on science (of Spirituality)
    • Not revolution but evolution is desired
    • We require co-ordination not compromise or opportunism
    • Uniting Hindus under the banner of social and national well being
    • How should the constitution of a nation be?
    • No elections
  • 7.5 Various aspects of the Divine kingdom
  • 7.6 Concern for the entire human race
  
  
• 8. Sanatan’s multidimensional efforts
  • 8.1 Rekindling Righteousness (Dharma) and its propagation
    • Spread of Spirituality
    • Campaign against preaching by so-called rationalists
    • Campaign for proper organisation of annual religious festivals of deities (jatras)
    • Campaigns against malpractices during various religious festivals
    • Resorting to legal action against religious maltendencies
    • Sanatan’s participation in some other religious activities
  • 8.2 Efforts at social upliftment
    • Sanatan’s Injustice Redressal Forum
    • Redressal of injustice in the educational sector
    • Legal battles
    • Collaborative ventures with other social welfare institutions
  • 8.3 Efforts for social upliftment and national security
    • Training in self-defence, first-aid, disaster management and fire-fighting
    • Elocution competitions on ‘Nation and Righteousness’
    • Exhibition of pictographs on national security and rekindling Righteousness
  • 8.4 Carrying on the mission through holy texts, audio cassettes, periodicals and other media
  • 8.5 Various means of participation in the mission of the Sanatan
  • 8.6 Opposition to the activities of the Sanatan at all levels
    • Intellectual opposition
    • Non-intellectual opposition