| Essence Of Hinduism |
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HINDU ETHICS |
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| Therefore Satyam
means Eternal Being or what is true in knowledge, what is right in conduct and what is
just and fair in social relations. It is a virtue that opens the door to infinite progress
in science, in art, in social justice and morality. The contemplation of truth swiftly
takes us away from our little systems of ethics and philosophy. Hindu scriptures teach us
that the pursuit of truth, wherever it may lead and whatever sacrifices it may involve, is indispensable to the progress of man. Hence has never opposed scientific progress. It has never opposed speculation in metaphysics or ethics. It has admitted that in every age our metaphysical systems and our ethical codes are only partial expressions of the highest Reality revealed to us in the Vedas. With reference to that Reality our systems and codes may be modified and extended indefinitely. For who can prescribe limits to the progress of the human spirit? What was deemed impossible a thousand years ago has become possible now in the scientific world. Similarly, what is impossible now for the ordinary man in the
moral sphere may become possible and even automatic for the whole race a thousand years
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