Lack of moral and spiritual values leads to a complete breakdown of the social system, thus giving birth to broken and unstable relationships, says Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji
The world is surrounded by many problems but none of us have the common understanding of why is it so. Why is the world full of problems? Unless we know the underlying causes, we cannot find the right solutions to them and for that, we need to study and observe individuals as well as institutions, their aims and methods of achieving them closely. We need to find out the flaws, which ultimately land the world in struggling situations for human rights, rule of law, peace and happiness.
We all know that the first fundamental truth about all living beings is that they have the natural will and the aspiration to live a peaceful and happy life unless and until life becomes an unbearable burden. Similarly, all institutions are also framed to work for certain laudable, useful, meaningful and necessary goals. And for that they organise and administer themselves for achieving those aims that form the basis for like-minded people to form an association/institution.
An objective study of this situation would lead us to the conclusion that the aims of an institution or the goal and desires of an individual generally gives it a vested interest and makes it slightly or greatly selfish. Not only do these aims and objectives give us the necessary focus and the emotive force but also, by their very nature, give them a narrow or sectional outlook. Hence, their first and foremost effort always is to achieve their goals, for which each one, manipulates human and material resources first to its own advantage whatever be its impact on others. Now this interest is, by its very nature, narrow as it does not encompass the whole globe. This, therefore, segregates the individual or the institution from others to the extent it is narrow. However, noble and laudable be its aims, these relate to particular class, group, country, community, etc, and hence, these cannot be considered as holistic for these have their own boundaries. So, when each one tries to exert itself to realise its own ambitions, which are only sectional or which relate to a segment only, there arises the possibility of struggle among themselves, for each one tries to have human resources, funds, facilities, etc., for fulfillment of its own goals first. It is this struggle that causes pressures and problems and leads to predicament to which it has led. Thus, self-interest, narrow-mindedness, exclusiveness, monopolistic tendencies, expansionist attitude and, in the process, marginalisation of others, etc., have been manifestly the main causes of pressures, problems and the present predicament that the world faces today.
So, considering the very nature of the things as they are, only such an institution or individuals can bring about harmony, unity, well-being of all and universal goodness that is an instrument of Supreme because only the God alone is absolutely above narrow or group interests, who acts only on merits and not on any other considerations, who is impartial and loves all as beloved children. We must realise that human beings, by nature, have social, cultural, political and other limitations and cannot rise above all these. Only by being associated with Supreme Almighty, they can imbibe his qualities and work for the welfare of all.
If we go deeper within, our analysis would reveal that the root cause of all these sufferings is identity crisis. It’s true that man does not know himself, nor does he correctly know his place in the cosmic scheme. As a result, he does not know his true relationship with Almighty and other human beings. This leads to a lack of moral and spiritual values and ultimately, the breakdown of all the systems. We should understand that nothing can work unless man has cordial relationship with his fellow beings based on some values which determine his rights and duties. So, what is utmost necessary in the present day crisis is the rational, practical knowledge of the self.