Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj ji postulates on the gap between principle and practise, to understand why most of us happen to be so confused
If we consider the situation of the world at present, we would find that the people and their leaders are pretty confused. One cause of this confusion arises from the wide gap between principles or precepts professed and the practical acts performed. This was clearly seen during the presidential elections in the world’s oldest democratic country. Time and again, the leaders of these powerful nations have expressed that the world’s situation had changed since the days of the Cold War, and that it would, therefore, be wrong to continue with old politics, systems and methods. Many among them had also expressed themselves, on many occasions, in favour of taking steps to correct the wrongs done by their predecessors. As a result of these statements, it was expected that these leaders would practice giving more freedom and democracy to their people.
But, nothing of that kind happened due to difference of opinion with the opposition, thus causing innumerable problems for such leaders at home and overseas. So, at this moment, most of these powerful leaders of the world seem to be confused as to whether they should follow the path of peace and harmony or get their country into a war-like situation. Since they are confused, some of these leaders make a show of their military might by sending their armed forces to the borders of some adjoining countries, but would not take any strong military action, because such a step would be against the principles of democracy and the regulations laid down by UN or that it would tarnish their image. Thus, presently there is a lot of confusion because of the gap between principles and practice.
The same confusion prevails almost in every other developing country today, where the people in power think that they should adopt a strong-arm policy towards the extremists and should take all steps to curb the separatist tendencies. Then one fine day they suddenly decide that this will not work, and that instead, they should take a reconciliatory stance. This whole confusion continues because they feel that the government would have the policy of giving a healing and soothing touch to the extremists, but, when it comes to practice, they find it hard to implement this policy and thus get confused. Another cause of confusion generally arises from man’s two opposite kinds of desires or motives.
One sometimes has noble thoughts in the mind and desires to elevate themselves, morally and spiritually. However, there are times when one has to deal with unprecedented circumstances that require worldly solutions, which involve some drastic measures. One, therefore, finds oneself in a fix as to what to do? The pull of either of these — the nobler and the baser motives — is strong, as are man’s mutually contradictory desires to rise higher and to come out successful by taking the earthly course. These mutually contradictory desires and motives make him feel ambivalent and confused. One also finds that there are various kinds of pressures acting on the individual. One has also built up some prejudices in one’s mind and , sometimes, indulges in acts of repressing one’s own thoughts. All these make a man’s vision blurred, his mind clouded, his intellect indecisive and his mental state confused.
This is the present state of affairs of man and the world. So, in short, we can say that currently people are in a state of confusion. There is no such theory given by any man that has at its core the potential that can serve all fields of knowledge and can thus eliminate confusion of man and enlighten him truly and totally. Not many of us know about the treasure of wisdom that is given by the infallible and all-perfect Supreme Almighty only once in a cycle of Time when the whole world is to be transformed into a holy, happy and healthy world. And, that time is now. So, it can be said with a clarion call that the time for world transformation is now, when all sorts of confusion can be removed.
