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Pravrtti and Nivrtti (प्रवृत्तिः निवृत्तिः च) (view source)
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Therefore Sankara emphasises on ''Praninam saksat abhyudaya-nihsreyasa-hetuh -'' a philosophy of life which integrates social welfare and spiritual freedom through action and meditation<sup>[1]</sup>. Adi Sankara says that this Vedic philosophy with its twofold ideology of pravrtti (प्रवृत्ति), and nivrtti (निवृत्ति), makes for the [[अभ्युदय|abhyudaya (अभ्युदय)]] of men and women on the one side, and [[nihsreyasa (नि:श्रेयस)]], on the other<sup>[1]</sup>.
Therefore Sankara emphasises on ''Praninam saksat abhyudaya-nihsreyasa-hetuh -'' a philosophy of life which integrates social welfare and spiritual freedom through action and meditation<sup>[1]</sup>. Adi Sankara says that this Vedic philosophy with its twofold ideology of pravrtti (प्रवृत्ति), and nivrtti (निवृत्ति), makes for the [[अभ्युदय|abhyudaya (अभ्युदय)]] of men and women on the one side, and [[nihsreyasa (नि:श्रेयस)]], on the other<sup>[1]</sup>.
== An important difference between [[pravrtti (प्रवृत्ति)]] and [[nivrtti (निवृत्ति)]] ==
[[pravrtti (प्रवृत्ति)]] is not required to be taught because we are naturally pravrtti prone. A child jumps up, runs about engages in pushing and pulling things; so [[pravrtti (प्रवृत्ति)]] is natural. But [[nivrtti (निवृत्ति)]] needs training. By [[pravrtti (प्रवृत्ति)]] one achieves social welfare and material well-being. For being peaceful, harmonious, fulfilled, for having capacity to love people and to live in peace with them we need the blessing of [[nivrtti (निवृत्ति)]].
Gita teaches us how [[nivrtti (निवृत्ति)]] inspires [[pravrtti (प्रवृत्ति)]]. Nivrtti is required to stabilize and purify our thinking. It brings in the moral dimension and we ask questions to ourselves before any action - Why should we do this?