| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| A SUPPLEMENT - THE CONFLICT BETWEEN DIVINE AND DEMONIC TENDENCIES |
The three asurik ambitions : Power, Culture, Wealth15. We should develop the divine tendencies and keep away from the demonic. The Lord describes the demonic qualities so that we may keep away from them. There are three important things here. The essence of the demonic character is contained in "power, culture and wealth." Such people believe that theirs is the only great culture and their overweening ambition is to thrust it on the whole world.To the question, "why should our culture be thrust on others?" they answer, "Because it is the best." "How is it the best?" "Because it is ours." To the asurik man as to the asurik empire, these three things are necessary. 16. The brahmins too believe, "Ours is the best culture of all, Our Vedas contain all wisdom. Vedic culture should be victorious all over the world." 'Agrataschaturo vedaan prishthatah sasharam dhanuh,' "the four Vedas in front, the bow and arrow ready at the back." Thus equipped, fly the flag of your culture everywhere. But where there is the strung bow and arrow at the back, the poor Vedas in the hands are as good as finished and done away with. The Muslims too think that what is found written in the Quran is alone true. The Christians think likewise. They feel that no matter how virtuous a non-Christian may be, he can never enter heaven unless he has faith in Jesus. They have provided only one door to the temple of God, and that is the door of Jesus. People build for themselves houses with many doors and windows, but for the house of their poor dear Lord provide only one door. |
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