Mission
Promote Sanskrit
Our access to the profound knowledge and wisdom enshrined in our ancient Indic scriptures is severely limited due to our unfamiliarity with Sanskrit. With Sanskrit on the brink of extinction, it's daunting to contemplate the future of Sanatan Dharam without it.
Unshackle Temples
Temple customs and rituals are supposed to be the main pillar of Sanatan Dharm are controlled by a secular government which has little or no knowledge. These command-and-control centres are getting destroyed from within and this is seriously impacting our temple's ability to guide Hindus in their spiritual journey.
Inventory of Temples
We need a comprehensive inventory of all temples with initial details. Given India's diverse language, culture, and topography, this will be a complex task, but it is essential for achieving our goal and also to leverage benefits of technology like AI.
Philosophy
Sanatan Dharma is at the crossroads of its history; it can become invincible and immortal, but only if we act now. Let's examine some of the threats it faces today and what we can do as our duty towards dharma.
Lesson from Ancient Africa.
Have we considered what happened to ancient African civilizations like the Egyptians, Nubians, Axumites, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Kush, and Carthaginians, who built impressive structures such as pyramids, temples, obelisks, and stone palaces?
These ancient Africans demonstrated advanced knowledge in science, engineering, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and literature. The magnificent structures they built are evidence of their technological prowess, surpassing present-day capabilities since we cannot replicate their construction methods.
What happened to these people and their civilizations? Today, only their indestructible structures remain, and we know very little about their languages and religions. Sadly, we have almost no understanding of their culture and heritage.
The ancient Africans likely believed their civilizations were eternal, much like how we Hindus/Sanatanis perceive our Indic civilization today, despite the dangers we face.
Most of us are unaware of the challenges facing Sanatan Dharma. Here are two of the biggest threats:
1. Loss of Sanskrit and Vedic Education: We have lost touch with Sanskrit, the language of our scriptures, for three generations. Relying on English or regional translations, which may misinterpret the original texts, limits our understanding. The decline of the Gurukul system has also weakened our ability to benefit from Vedic knowledge.
2. Government Control of Temples: In Bharat, secular state governments control around 400,000 temples, overseeing finances and rituals. This control undermines the religious and spiritual guidance that temples should provide, eroding the core of Sanatan Dharma.
These issues suggest that Sanatan Dharma is at risk. While it has survived Islamic invasions and British colonization, worth remembering is the burning of our Nalanda university and demolition of Vedic gurukul education system have had irreversible damage to Sanatan Dharm. The current internal threats within our community, including a sense of embarrassment and unworthiness regarding our Hindu identity, pose a serious challenge. Reflecting on the fate of ancient African civilizations and the irreversible damage from historical invasions, it’s crucial to evaluate what is happening in our society today.
Today's education system prioritizes financial success over moral values, neglecting honesty, integrity, mutual respect, and environmental conservation. Influenced by this system and the Western development model, wealth has become our primary goal. While money is important, justifying immorality for its sake is problematic. Many Indian parents dream of their children securing jobs and migrating abroad, a goal unattainable for most, leading to feelings of purposelessness and unhappiness. This misperception and the craving for more wealth breed hatred, frustration, crime, and other social evils.
The current education system fails to nurture holistic development. We need to understand that money alone cannot define success. To realign our priorities, we should revive Sanskrit and Vedic education, integrating ancient traditions into our framework to cultivate a society grounded in spiritual insights and ethical principles.
Some might question the emphasis on Sanskrit and Vedic education. For example, Western education measures time relative to Greenwich, which becomes unreliable beyond Earth. In contrast, the Vedic system uses 'Tithi,' based on planetary movements, considered a more scientific method.
Ancient Vedic scriptures encompass diverse philosophies and aim to build strong, righteous, and balanced characters. To achieve ambitious goals like eliminating hunger and poverty and ensuring universal education and healthcare, we must delve into the wisdom of the Vedas. This knowledge is essential for realizing our collective aspirations for a better future.
Today, many in the corporate sector aspire to settle abroad, which is understandable. However, this aspiration hinders Bharat from realizing its true potential. If everyone capable leaves to earn in dollars and pounds, who will drive Bharat’s growth?
There are striking similarities between the British Raj and today's multinational tech industry that often go unnoticed. During the British Raj, a few thousand British personnel controlled and looted approximately 45 trillion USD over 200 years, aided by educated Indians in roles such as police, army, railways, and administration. The looted money allowed the British to recruit more sepoys and make further investments in loot infrastructure thus perpetuating a vicious cycle. This exploitation was justified by claims of advancing India into the modern world. Apart from leaving Bharat as one of the poorest countries, during WW I and WW II approximately 2 million Indian soldiers lost their lives mostly as cannon fodder.
The British discredited our Vedic way of life and replaced the Gurukul education system with convent education, branding our culture as unscientific, uncivilised and inferior, as they perceived it to be a was a prime challenge to continue in power. The British left but the education system they left behind remains unchanged. Something that was primarily designed to destroy our culture is still revered as a prized possession. If the convent education system established by the british remains unchanged so will the outcome or its impact on our society.
India produces the largest number of educated youths, yet many top performers join giant tech companies in the West, particularly in the US and UK, contributing to their growth. This trend undermines our investments in world-class institutions, as our best minds develop other countries. The more Bharat invests in top class institutes like IIT & IIMs the more counter productive it becomes i.e. it harms its own economy.
The western world is exerting deliberate and dedicated efforts to exclude Bharat from top forums. Wealth generated by these Western tech giants is often used to stifles Bharat's growth ambitions, perpetuating a vicious cycle. People fail to recognize that with the Right to Education comes the Responsibility of Nation Building.
There's a false notion that Western education is essential for a progressive and democratic society, while our superior Vedic education is seen as primitive and unscientific.
"It does not matter which country you are working for, what matters is that you are working for the upliftment of society which will benefit the human race". This is often said by people working abroad, but this argument defeats the idea of a nation and loyalty towards it.
An Indian joining the British force 150-200 years ago and an IT graduate joining a western tech company today are similar. Both scenarios involve an outside entity exploiting an Indian individual, a product of India’s education system, to enrich themselves while weakening India. Today’s tech executives are like the Indian sepoys in the British army, playing the same role in a cycle designed to exploit Bharat.
Why liberate temples?
There is an eminent need to liberate temples from government control. Ancient Bharat was the leader in almost all aspects of society. Philosophy, literature, science, mathematics, architecture, astronomy, technology, art, engineering, religion, and astronomy, among other fields, all flourished during this period, resulting in some of the greatest of human achievements. This was achieved with the help vedic knowledge implanted through temple administration rooted deep in our society.
Significance of Temples in the Rise of Ancient Bharat.
During the Vedic era, temples and traditional worship rituals like poojas were absent. Spiritual communication was primarily through havans and yagnas. Temples emerged in the post-Vedic era as centers for spiritualism, aiming to create energy centers for mind purification and inner realization.
Temples quickly became versatile institutions, influencing education, research, social engagement, legal proceedings, commerce, logistics, defense, and more. Rulers, who were devotees, built many temples, contributing to India's prosperity and global influence for millennia. This highlights the crucial role of temples in shaping ancient Bharat's socio-political and cultural landscape.
Decline of temple's role in society and its consequences.
After the Islamic conquests, temples faced physical assaults, damaging our societal structure. However, the impact was partly mitigated by the Vedic culture's oral transmission of knowledge. The British recognized that India's resilience lay in its temples, so they deliberately dismantled our education systems, notably the gurukul system, to weaken society and facilitate their exploitation.
This targeted undermining of temple-centric education by the British has had lasting consequences. Despite our immense potential and resources, we struggle to fully realize our capabilities due to the historic disruption of our foundational educational systems and the weakening of our temple traditions.
Why current educational system is unable to perform.
The Western education system falls short in nurturing holistic development, focusing instead on producing individuals to serve the economic machinery. From the industrial revolution to social media and artificial intelligence, innovations have been driven primarily by profit.
How Vedic education can help.
To realign education with human flourishing, we must revive Sanskrit and Vedic education. Embracing these teachings provides timeless values and wisdom, fostering a deeper understanding of life. Integrating these traditions into our education can cultivate a society rooted in spiritual insights and ethical principles, with individuals acting as guardians of collective well-being.
Impact of Government control on Temples.
Since Bharat's independence in 1947, temples have declined as integral parts of people's lives due to governmental control mandated by a secular constitution. Secular government oversight, lacking the necessary knowledge and expertise, hinders temples' ability to impact society profoundly. As a result, temples have been relegated to the periphery, unable to shape societal values and guide individuals as they once did.
Reviving Vedic education and temple traditions is crucial for reclaiming the grandeur of Sanatana Dharma. Just as planting trees is vital for ecological balance, empowering temples with autonomy and the freedom to manage their affairs can restore their significance. Empowering temples with autonomy and the freedom to manage their affairs in accordance with spiritual and cultural imperatives will reignite their significance in people's lives. This shift will pave the way for the restoration of Bharat's illustrious past.
Plan of Action includes activities listed below and hosting website is the first step towards this commitment.
#1. Promote Sanskrit language to decipher the wealth of knowledge and wisdom contained in the Vedas. There needs to be free Sanskrit classes in every possible classroom, lecture hall, auditorium or temple premises.
#2. Launch legal campaign or strengthen existing ones to free temple administration from governmental control.
#3. Prepare a comprehensive inventory of all temples, accompanied by initial particulars. With the kind of diverse language, culture and topography of India this shall be an extremely complicated task, but without such an inventory we cannot progress to achieve our goal.
# 4. Raise funds for above actions.
# 5. Create a team of experts for working on above 4 actions.
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