Wednesday, July 20, 2005
the genius that was Dr. Radhakrishnan
One Radhakrishnan over a thousand Blairs or Bushes!
Dr. Radhakrishnan has always emhpasized that the spiritual message of Hinduism is adequate not only to meet the needs of India, but those of the whole of mankind. "The great religious tradition of India which has had a continuous life from the seers of the Upanishads and the Buddha to Ramakrishna and Gandhi, may perhaps help to reintegrate this bruised, battered and broken world and give it the faith for which it is in search. Indian wisdom is essential not only for the revival of the Indian nation but also for the re-education of the human race." He admits to the absurdity in speaking of Indian monopolies of philosophic wisdom but maintains that the essential spirit of Hinduism is universally valid because there is "one perennial and universal philosophy" to be found in all lands and cultures.
In the present day world where we are witnessing an erosion of moral values in every walk of life, his thoughts become all the more relevant. His greatest contribution was making the heritage of the east accessible the west. Dr. Radhakrishnan belongs to a group of outstanding thinkers and world leaders that are in a league of their own. The world could use another Radhakrishnan right about now.
Dr. Radhakrishnan has always emhpasized that the spiritual message of Hinduism is adequate not only to meet the needs of India, but those of the whole of mankind. "The great religious tradition of India which has had a continuous life from the seers of the Upanishads and the Buddha to Ramakrishna and Gandhi, may perhaps help to reintegrate this bruised, battered and broken world and give it the faith for which it is in search. Indian wisdom is essential not only for the revival of the Indian nation but also for the re-education of the human race." He admits to the absurdity in speaking of Indian monopolies of philosophic wisdom but maintains that the essential spirit of Hinduism is universally valid because there is "one perennial and universal philosophy" to be found in all lands and cultures.
In the present day world where we are witnessing an erosion of moral values in every walk of life, his thoughts become all the more relevant. His greatest contribution was making the heritage of the east accessible the west. Dr. Radhakrishnan belongs to a group of outstanding thinkers and world leaders that are in a league of their own. The world could use another Radhakrishnan right about now.
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