Total Human Development in the light of Vedanta Tradition

Author: Swami RanganathanandaSeveral Contributors/Publisher: Ramakrishna Mission Institute of CultureYear: 2009Language: Bi-LingualPages: 243ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788187332619 DescriptionIn one of his letters Swami Vivekananda wrote : 'Three things are necessary to make every man great, every nation great : - Conviction of the power of goodness; - Absence of jealousy and suspicion; - Helping all who are trying to do good, and be good.' The first point needs special attention. Many of the so-called good people do not have faith in the power of goodness, virtue, dharma. They somehow manage to be good but do not have the dynamic faith that by the moral power of character they can overcome all opposition, that dharma will ultimately triumph: satyamevajayate. Wicked people have great faith in adharma; that is why they succeed. Many good people do not have that faith in dharma. Another point Swamiji has stressed is the positive aspect of morality. For many good people morality is a negat