The Indic school of thought
It is unfortunate to tell the indic school of thought to Indians. We can imagine
how much we have slid down in our knowledge about our own nation, it's
prodigious sons who rose the pride of this great nation sky high . Never mind ,
at least let us now start from the scrap, but with all commitment and
and concern,dedication and devotion,eagerness and enthusiasm .
What is the Indic school of thought, one might ask? It is not at all something
new or unknown. It is the great spiritual, philosophical, scientific, artistic and
cultural traditions of the subcontinent that are the largest and oldest in
the world. It is the emphasis on dharma, on karma, on pluralism and
synthesis, on yoga sadhana and moksha, it is number one to explain about
when the rest of the the world was still in dormancy. It is not only the
tradition of ancient sages from the Vedas and Upanishads to Buddhist and
Yoga traditions but also modern teachers like Ramana, swami Sivananda
Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda etc. It is not only the vast literature of
Sanskrit but also that of the regional languages and dialects of the
subcontinent, most of which have older literary traditions than the
languages of Europe such as English, German etc. All major cultural debates
are now framed according to Western values and perceptions, and so they will
naturally serve to uphold them. The important issues of Indic civilization today
are framed according to the principles or biases of the Western school of
thought. These include what Indian civilization is, when India as a nation first
arose, what the real history of India is, how to reform Indian society, and
how India should develop in order to have its rightful place in the future world.
As the debate is defined according to the approach and values of Western
civilization, India does not always fare well, and India as its own independent
source of civilization is seldom acknowledged. India is judged as if it should be
like another USA , UK or Germany , which it can never be, nor should be. This
only makes Indians feel inferior or wrong.The Western school of thought has
denigrated or overlooked the Indic school, particularly in the
Indian context. For example, the Indic school has its own history sources
through the Vedas, Puranas and various historical texts (Itihasas) that are
quite massive and detailed and have much internal consistency.
However, in writing the history of India , the Western school does not give
these any place. They are dismissed as, at best, mythology and, at worst, fraud.
Instead, it defines the history of India according to outside influences, as a
series of invasions and borrowings mainly from the west, from cultures the
West knows better and has more affinity with, which makes India seem
dependent upon the West in order to advance its civilization again today.
The Western school of thought negates the relevance of the traditions of India .
This is not simply because the Indic tradition is wrong, unsophisticated or
irrelevant. It is because Western civilization is hegemonic, if not predatory in
nature, and such ideas help promote its spread. Its information
about India contains a built-in poison. It is meant to undermine the culture of
the region and subordinate it to the West, however objective, scientific or
modern its approach may appear to be.When India as a nation arose is defined
by the Western school as 1947, the year of independence.
It's founders were Nehru and Gandhi, who inherited a united region from the British
after almost 800 hundred years of rule by the sects who are keen on the spread of
their so called religions which are actually a set of sociopolitical groups with all the
selfishness to grab lands into their fold by hook or crook. Before
this India was spread in local kingdoms practicing their regional culture but
bounded as the followers of the same vedic dharma through out Bharata Khanda. In
that two foreign religions, have taken refugee in the land, namely Jews
and Persians or pharisees. they never aspired for grabbing the land but comforted
themselves on par with the local Hindus. This did not create any obstacle for our
dharma.
After the independence we are facing a lot of obstacles from our own people who
were dragged into two foreign religions by seductions swords and bribes who in turn
have become the staunch upholders of the two alien religions by resorting to various
heinous strategies to convert the innocent Hindus, of their acts, into their socio -
political organisations , than to be called as religions as they have postulates,
axioms and commandments than any logical conclusions.
On the other hand, according to the Indic school, India or Bharat as a country arose
in the Vedic era as the type of dharmic/yogic culture that has been the main
characteristic of Indian civilization through history. This spiritual or yogic orientation
can be found in the cultures of all the regions of India from Tamil Nadu to
the Himalayas , pervading even in the folk art and folk songs of all regions, as well
as "high" culture.
only this much up to now .
It is unfortunate to tell the indic school of thought to Indians. We can imagine
how much we have slid down in our knowledge about our own nation, it's
prodigious sons who rose the pride of this great nation sky high . Never mind ,
at least let us now start from the scrap, but with all commitment and
and concern,dedication and devotion,eagerness and enthusiasm .
What is the Indic school of thought, one might ask? It is not at all something
new or unknown. It is the great spiritual, philosophical, scientific, artistic and
cultural traditions of the subcontinent that are the largest and oldest in
the world. It is the emphasis on dharma, on karma, on pluralism and
synthesis, on yoga sadhana and moksha, it is number one to explain about
when the rest of the the world was still in dormancy. It is not only the
tradition of ancient sages from the Vedas and Upanishads to Buddhist and
Yoga traditions but also modern teachers like Ramana, swami Sivananda
Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda etc. It is not only the vast literature of
Sanskrit but also that of the regional languages and dialects of the
subcontinent, most of which have older literary traditions than the
languages of Europe such as English, German etc. All major cultural debates
are now framed according to Western values and perceptions, and so they will
naturally serve to uphold them. The important issues of Indic civilization today
are framed according to the principles or biases of the Western school of
thought. These include what Indian civilization is, when India as a nation first
arose, what the real history of India is, how to reform Indian society, and
how India should develop in order to have its rightful place in the future world.
As the debate is defined according to the approach and values of Western
civilization, India does not always fare well, and India as its own independent
source of civilization is seldom acknowledged. India is judged as if it should be
like another USA , UK or Germany , which it can never be, nor should be. This
only makes Indians feel inferior or wrong.The Western school of thought has
denigrated or overlooked the Indic school, particularly in the
Indian context. For example, the Indic school has its own history sources
through the Vedas, Puranas and various historical texts (Itihasas) that are
quite massive and detailed and have much internal consistency.
However, in writing the history of India , the Western school does not give
these any place. They are dismissed as, at best, mythology and, at worst, fraud.
Instead, it defines the history of India according to outside influences, as a
series of invasions and borrowings mainly from the west, from cultures the
West knows better and has more affinity with, which makes India seem
dependent upon the West in order to advance its civilization again today.
The Western school of thought negates the relevance of the traditions of India .
This is not simply because the Indic tradition is wrong, unsophisticated or
irrelevant. It is because Western civilization is hegemonic, if not predatory in
nature, and such ideas help promote its spread. Its information
about India contains a built-in poison. It is meant to undermine the culture of
the region and subordinate it to the West, however objective, scientific or
modern its approach may appear to be.When India as a nation arose is defined
by the Western school as 1947, the year of independence.
It's founders were Nehru and Gandhi, who inherited a united region from the British
after almost 800 hundred years of rule by the sects who are keen on the spread of
their so called religions which are actually a set of sociopolitical groups with all the
selfishness to grab lands into their fold by hook or crook. Before
this India was spread in local kingdoms practicing their regional culture but
bounded as the followers of the same vedic dharma through out Bharata Khanda. In
that two foreign religions, have taken refugee in the land, namely Jews
and Persians or pharisees. they never aspired for grabbing the land but comforted
themselves on par with the local Hindus. This did not create any obstacle for our
dharma.
After the independence we are facing a lot of obstacles from our own people who
were dragged into two foreign religions by seductions swords and bribes who in turn
have become the staunch upholders of the two alien religions by resorting to various
heinous strategies to convert the innocent Hindus, of their acts, into their socio -
political organisations , than to be called as religions as they have postulates,
axioms and commandments than any logical conclusions.
On the other hand, according to the Indic school, India or Bharat as a country arose
in the Vedic era as the type of dharmic/yogic culture that has been the main
characteristic of Indian civilization through history. This spiritual or yogic orientation
can be found in the cultures of all the regions of India from Tamil Nadu to
the Himalayas , pervading even in the folk art and folk songs of all regions, as well
as "high" culture.
only this much up to now .
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