02 Dec 2015
Shri Ajay asked: What is the way out to resist this corruption for money, which is spread almost every area of this world?
Shri Swami replied: The reason for the disease must be known so that the treatment is at the level of the reason but not at the level of the effect. The present doctors treat the disease based on the symptoms and therefore, such treatment is only temporary. In Ayurveda, the treatment is at the level of the cause of the disease, which is called as ‘Nidaanam’. The root cause of all these diseases is sub-divided into three categories: i) Cold nature (Shleshma) ii) Disorders of the liver (Pitta) and iii) Gas generated in the digestive system (Vaata). Such treatment may be slow but is a permanent treatment. The first treatment is at the level of the construction of building, which is treating the symptoms for the immediate relief and the second treatment is at the level of foundation to avoid the attack of the disease once again. Therefore, the reason of the disease and the foundation of the treatment are very important to achieve permanent remedy for the problem.
The reason of the corruption for money is the blind love on self and on the limited selfish family members. There is limitation for thirst, hunger and even sexual desire. The thirst will be satisfied by a tumbler of water obtained from any river or well. The hunger can be satisfied by a limited plate of meals prepared from any type of food material like rice or wheat with any vegetable and pulses. The sexual desire can be also pacified by the single union with husband/wife. It is the climax of foolishness to think that specific food or specific water or specific male or female can only satisfy the thirst or hunger or sexual desire respectively. The distinction is made by the tongue in the case of thirst and hunger and by mind in the case of sexual desire. The sexual desire is created by God for the extension of humanity only to the future generations. The thirst and hunger are created by God only to get some minimum energy essential for doing the activities in the life period. Shankara says that any person (male or female) is only a lump of flesh constructed in a specific form covered by the external skin (Naaristanabhara...). A little variation in the form and in the colour of the skin is immaterial in the process of pacification of sexual desire. Thus, control of sexual desire can be achieved easily by such knowledge, which is the measure of prevention of corruption in sex (Kama). But, this unlimited desire for earning the unlawful wealth, which is the real form of corruption (Artha) is tremendous in this world pervading all the areas like business, politics, officials performing their ordained duties, teachers, doctors, engineers etc. God is astonished to see that this corruption entered even the spiritual field. This is the reason for the latest fear of God in selecting any soul for His spiritual work also! Here, the perfection in Pravrutti in the form of resistance of corruption is the foundation for Nivrutti.
As we have already noted that the basic reason for this inevitable and uncontrollable corruption is the only selfishness, which is limited to his or her family only. This corruption will end if you can treat the entire society as your family (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam). You can achieve such state only when you are God. For God, the entire universe is His family and all the living beings are His children only (Aham Bijapradah... Gita). The basic reason of the Advaita Philosophy of Shankara is only this control of corruption, which can be achieved by everybody if everybody thinks that he or she is God. This concept is pragmatic and hence not to be criticized by anybody and at the same time everybody should note that none is really God. The construction material of the external body is matter and energy and the construction material of the soul is awareness, which is also a specific work form of energy only. Hence, you can conclude that the soul with its body is only a quantum of energy since matter is also another form of energy only. But, this energy is imaginable and God is unimaginable. If the construction material is one and the same in the case of two items, you can say that one item is the second item both qualitatively and quantitatively. Or, you can say that the two items are one and the same qualitatively but not quantitatively if both the items differ in quantity. Both these versions are ruled out in the case of soul and God because the construction material of God is unimaginable and the construction material of the soul with its body is imaginable. There is no even trace of scope for comparison here. Of course, you can say that the God and human being are one and the same in the case of a specific human incarnation in which God pervades all over the human being and identifies with it in toto. This specific case should not be generalized. The general concept of monism that God and human being are one and the same is propagated by Shankara for certain practical values like getting confidence in depressions, avoiding corruption thinking that the entire world is his or her family, etc. When something good is achieved through a false concept, it is not a sin as in the case of the mother feeding her child saying that the moon will come down if the child eats the food. Hence, the Advaita philosophy of Shankara is of very great importance in this line. At the same time, the reality of the concept should be available side by side to control the side reactions like ego, free will to do anything neglecting the rules etc. The Advaita philosophy is like the medicine to be properly used under the guidance of the Divine Preacher–Physician. Some people purchase medicines directly from the medical shop and treat their diseases feeling themselves as authorised physicians.
Stop Sin from Today & All Past Sins Will Be Cancelled
Several other Divine Preachers developed philosophies for the same problem in different ways. Buddha preached that the desire should be controlled, which can bring out the control of corruption. He said that justice (Dharma) and society (Sangha) are ultimate and did not mention the family advising to treat the society as one's own family. Mahavir Jain preached the absolute non-violence, which includes not to hurt your co-human beings also. If you steal the money of the other person, he or she will be hurt with pain. Jesus told that if you stop the sin from today onwards, all the past sin will be cancelled. Jesus told that you should hate your family members and then only you can become His disciple. The real background of this statement is not understood by anybody so far. One wonderful scholar says that the meaning of this statement is to love your family! The background is that the family is the basic reason for the corruption of money and if you are advised to hate the family, at least, you will reduce your blind love on it. If you aim at first class, at least, you will pass the examination. If you aim at the pass only, certainly you will fail. Goal should be always in the highest level so that your effort will be very strong and at least you will achieve the minimum average.
The main control of the corruption can be achieved by making the Nivrutti as the foundation for Pravrutti in reverse way. Pravrutti and Nivrutti mutually support each other. If you establish the concept of God and the anger of God in the form of punishments in this world and also in the hell after the death, such knowledge of Nivrutti will stand as a firm foundation for the control of corruption in Pravrutti. If the atheism stands as the foundation, control of corruption cannot be achieved because there is no logic in such foolish control. Even I will become corrupt if the concepts of God and hell are absent. I will not do corruption if the courts and government catch Me because I fear for the punishments. But, if I can do the corruption in the high intellectual level escaping the courts and government, I can escape the punishments and I along with My family members can enjoy very well with the corrupt wealth. Even there, please note that the excess of enjoyment will spoil your health, which is the real wealth. But, I will say the excess of wealth will be useful for My infinite number of generations! In this way, the fear is lost and if the atheist still says that one should not do corruption respecting the justice, is it not foolish? Therefore, in the concept of atheism, the control of corruption becomes foolish and impossible. Mere respect for the law and order cannot control the corruption. You must not misunderstand that the concept of God is also false like the concept of monism that is developed to control the corruption. Both the concepts are useful for the control, but, the concept of God is real and the concept of monism is unreal. This entire creation may be unreal (Mithyaa) but the Creator is the absolute reality. The same result can be achieved through real and false concepts. The mother can feed her child by saying that the moon will come down or by saying that one will become strong on eating the food. If I believe in the existence of God, I cannot do the corruption fooling the law and order, due to the fear for God, who is omniscient and I can never escape the punishment from God here as well as there. This is the reason why the ancient rulers in the world kept the religion and philosophy on the top most level of the education system and the administration. The present government, especially in India, is missing this advantage by bringing the concept of secularism, which means that all religions are one and the same. But, the government does not follow any religion and is not giving importance to the spiritual knowledge of any religion in the name of secularism! Secularism means that the same medicine is in all bottles and you can take the medicine from any bottle you like (conservatism) or from all bottles. The unfortunate secularism, today means avoiding taking the medicine from any bottle! In such case, conservatism (following one religion strictly) is far better than such misunderstood secularism. This is the reason why India tops in corruption.
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