How to live life best has always been the human pondering. Ancient India had the right answer- Puruṣārtha, or the four aims of life.
On this Teacher's Day, we scope some views of the man behind the legacy. His wide range, his exposure to Western civilization, his own readings of Dharma- these gave to Shri Radhakrishnan a unique view, a distinct voice. Art, intuition, science - he had insights on all.
Western science, built on reason, made a shocking discovery in the 20th century that rocked it to its core. The discovery: Reality rests on a substrate of weird. The western mind needed a 'blood transfusion from eastern thought' - but those can be tricky.
What should sit in the driver’s seat: Ideas or Matter? Must the reason of philosophy and the energy of religion always be at odds? Can Europe and India teach each other anything, or are they distinct civilizations, drifting off on divergent paths?
Explore the ideas of Swami Vivekananda on the importance of direct experience in religious inquiry and the dangers of materialism. Discover Vivekananda's inner conflict on the subject of Vedānta and its potential as the future religion.
Jung once wrote on India - It is quite possible that India is the real world, and that the white man lives in a madhouse of abstractions.