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=== Abhyudaya and Nihsreyasa ===
=== Abhyudaya and Nihsreyasa ===
Therefor Sankara emphasises on ''Praninam saksat abhyudaya-nihsreyasa-hetuh -'' a philosophy of life which integrates social welfare and spiritual freedom through action and meditation. There is one point to be mentioned in this context. Udaya after abhi means welfare; abhi means together, not alone; it is an
Therefor Sankara emphasises on ''Praninam saksat abhyudaya-nihsreyasa-hetuh -'' a philosophy of life which integrates social welfare and spiritual freedom through action and meditation. There is one point to be mentioned in this context. Udaya after abhi means welfare; abhi means together, not alone; it is an
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important prefix added to this particular expression; that rrip,‘.an,
that no socio-economic development can come without
erative endeavour; there is need for co-ordination, team sp4
to create a healthy society. If each one fights against the of
there will be no prosperity. Social peace is absolutely essential'
co-operation is essential, teamwork is essential; all that is eni,
phasized by that one word abhi. That is the one value which We
have not assimilated enough in our society in India in recent
centuries. Today we have to learn that lesson; we have to de-
velop public spirit. All our villages can become heavens tomor-
row, if ourpeople know how to work together. We have not
learnt it yet, and so our co-operative societies often faillf there
is no co-operative spirit, how can we make a success of our co-
operative movement?
Two FRUITS OF THESE PATHS: ABHYUDAYA AND NII$REYASA
Thus the word abhi added to udaya is very important; it
emphasizes togetherness. We have to learn how to deal with
our neighbours in our villages; let me make peace with them
and we shall together improve our villages: improvement of
sanitation, good roads, better housing, and all people prop-
erly fed and educated—all these we can achieve only by work-
ing together. That is the way to make our Paficayats and mu-
nicipalities healthy. That is the way we can bring a new healthy
India to life. So, this philosophy of abhyudaya is important; the
West has achieved it to a large extent; and we can learn from
the West how to work it out in our country. Three values we
have to bring into our life and work: hard work, efficient work,
and co-operative work. aiikaracarya says that this Vedic OF
losophy, with its twofold ideology of pravrtti and nivrtti, makes
for the abhyudaya of men and women on the one side, and
nti*eyasa on the other. This is what we speak of concerning a
full welfare state today; there is nothing utopian about it; many
societies have achieved abhyudaya today; and we also can
achieve it in India, provided we develop what is called char-
acter efficiency. As Jesus said, 'if' cannot love Me whom
you have seen, how can you love God whomyou have not
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