Every part of the universe is connected and interdependent, if not directly, indirectly.
Attachment to a few parts, exclusive of others is the doing of the Ego.
Investment creates attachment, but unfortunately we forget that we have unknowingly, invested in the Whole and not just the parts.
The reason is, that which lives in every part is One. That One is acting and is being acted upon.
When this is truly realised , humanity shall understand that every part ,big or small is a piece of something like a puzzle. Each part being in its rightful place benefits all or One. Even if one part is left behind, every part has not fulfilled itself.
Spiritual teachings help us understand what this rightful place is.
The emotion is the compass and the location is the one which flows harmoniously in the divine river.
Today, the world is horrified in observance of violence,diseases and natural disasters.
Unfortunately, we are addressing these issues in an allopathic way.
The ancient traditions have always thought in a cyclical order, symbolized by the Chinese dragon, the swastik and the yin and yang.
The pressing world problems, such as the aforementioned are symptoms of grief caused by unconscious behaviours such as:
1. Unsustainably and irresponsibly altering nature in a way that is unfriendly to the environment, for 'personal gain'.
2. Cleaning of that which one thinks is one's and dumping in that which one thinks is another's.
3. Using political power to serve oneself or only a community one identifies with.
4. One country sponsoring and facilitating violence in another. Also, one country doing the same within itself, due such perverted psyche.
5. Ethnocentrism , neo-colonialist and jingoistic behaviours.
The root of such unconscious behaviourial patterns is the forgetfulness regarding the unity of all. The world is not just my family. The world is me.
Before any teaching, be it educational/religious/cultural, this basic principle ought to be taught.
Gandhi's vision of Stateless enlightened self rule is a byproduct of this understanding.
From such understanding,shall stem solutions leading us to world peace.
Our trade, administration,science and technology and development shall be applied for the benefit of all parts of ourselves in a wholesome , inclusive, integrated and comprehensive manner.
Just the way, Ayurveda treats the root problem and the symptoms disappear. So ,after understanding this reality the roots of structural violence that has caused not just lopsided development but the 'development of underdevelopment' as expounded by Andre Gunder Frank , a sociologist and an economic historian (according to Frank, capitalism has not really developed the Global South but has caused development of underdevelopment), shall be treated.
Then naturally, conscious behavior shall lead to equitable, sustainable and balanced (with respect to regional, gender, economic disparities, etc. development and the victory of humanity or Surajya.
Then hopefully, reading the daily news would be a joy.
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