Be
it Karl Marx, Shakespeare, Bernard Shaw or any other great
writer/philosopher from the west, the dimension was mainly limited to
two, Haves and Have Nots. How the haves are exploiting the have nots,
how the have nots are revolting against the haves, how to abolish this
disparity etc. The bottom point is, the dimension was only limited to
haves and have nots.
Here is where, the Indian Philosophy is
head and shoulders above the western counterpart. Here, apart from the
haves and have nots, there is a third dimension, a third category; they
are the 'those who have, but, who dont want what they have' people.
Greats like Shankaracharyar, Gautama Buddha, Vivekanandan and a long
list belongs to this group. Are they have nots? No way, many of them
were born to materialistically wealthier family with great prosperity.
So, are they haves? Not fair to put them under this group also, as they
were not attached to their materialistic prosperity nor did they waste
time thinking or planning about the same.
So what made them
move away from their materialistic haves when the rest of the world is a
battle ground between the haves and have nots with the haves trying to
hold on to what all they have, constantly trying to increase what they
have and the have nots constantly thriving to have what the haves have?
The answer is not easy, friend. To understand these third dimension of
people, one should have a very deep understanding of the ancient Indian
philosophy and also a little bit knowledge about a small matter called
"Maya"
Joy and Peace to all :)
Lokaah Samasthaah Sukinov Bhavandhu :)
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