People should strive to achieve values and ethics as these shape character, says Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji

Off lately, governments across the globe have come to accept the fact that the absence of right values is the cause of various ailments, including the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Millions and billions have been spent and are still being spent by countries on re-establishment of values in our present-day degenerated society, but, as is evident from the result, success evades them all. The elderly people grumble and complain that the millennials have thrown values to the winds. Some allege that the whole society has become corrupt; others say that because of corruption, the government has become almost bankrupt. Newspapers are full of news about ghastly crime. Religious leaders say that religion is being defamed.

In fact, every individual is an eye-witness to the degeneration of morals and all are crying for values. But why are all efforts not showing any tangible transformation in even a few thousand people? That’s a million dollar question. If we ponder deeply over the matter, we will find that there is no human being who does not adopt any values whatsoever. Everyone does imbibe some values. However, the values differ from man to man, depending upon his world-view or his belief system because every man has some belief about his own identity, about the society, about man’s nature, about time and space, etc… Similary everyone has some views about religion, education, business, media, government, politics, etc. This network of beliefs gives him/her a world-view, different from the world-view of others. It is this world-view that determines a person’s outlook, attitudes and pattern of behaviour.

People across the world practice values taught by religious preceptors or some public figure. For example, some people put into practice vedantic, buddhist, jewish, christian, muslim values, while some others try to imbibe Gandhian values or values taught by some leader. Now, all the above mentioned set of values were advocated by different souls, according to their world-view. However, there is no universal code of conduct available for all people to follow. No one has, uptill now, given a comprehensive, all-inclusive, totally rational and absolutely correct world-view because such a view can be given only by one, for he (god) alone is perfectly moral, truly knowledgeable, all-virtuous and the parent of all souls, whichever religion, philosophy or world-view they may profess. He is of impeccable character, without any weakness, incomparably just and fair, totally free from prejudice of any sort, above any sectarian, regional, racial or narrow view and without any consideration of benefit to himself. He has not even the least degree of selfishness but is overwhelmed with love for all and the will to be generous, kind, compassionate, co-operative, friendly and ever-helpful.

But what is essentially relevant in the present context is that he has the knowledge of the present, the past and the future in its entirety and without any gaps. The knowledge which he has is not divided into any departments or compartments but is wholesome. It does not have any inner contradictions. It is final and does not require any research or future confirmation. It takes into account all religions, culture, geophysical circumstances, human nature, etc. It is theoretical, practical and also experiential. It has distilled wisdom, without any impurities, fallacies and pseudo elements. It does not have even a grain of fake or artificial ingredients. So, the world-view formed on the basis of that revealed knowledge or divine wisdom is the only one that is capable of removing a person’s flaws of character. It is that knowledge which brings right type of values and transformation in one’s life.

It is, therefore, essential that those who earnestly and sincerely feel that our society should be value-based should also make all efforts that they themselves and all others should have the right world-view, for without it, cultivation and development of right values will remain mere a wishful thinking or an unrealised dream.