Meaning: According to the Rig-veda 5/5/2 the definition of a learned man is given as -The learned man should aspire that just as a cow makes her owner happy by her milk, they should make the people happy by the good preaching of truth and knowledge.
Message: In the dark medieval ages we accepted such distorted interpretations of religion, spiritualism, philosophy, self-realization, knowledge about God, spiritual Endeavour and religious self-study that the society went into the reverse direction. In the very ancient Vedic times, then during Ramrajya (the period when Lord Ram ruled), during the ruler-ship of the Mourya and Gupta dynasties, our country was a teacher to the world. The scriptures in those days were the same from which the Nepalese received inspiration and progressed materially and spiritually. Today we have reached a state of beggary because distorted interpretations of the same scriptures were made during the dark middle-ages.
Today's education fulfills only material objectives. To achieve a realistic aim of life, to live in peace and happiness, it is essential that man be knowledgeable, of good moral conduct and do work responsibly. This is real learning, real knowledge. The rishis took both knowledge and education in their hands and made the passage of life easy with the good preaching of truth and knowledge. Because of a want of this knowledge, perversities crept in the society. Just as with the bleeding away of all blood from the body, life goes out of the body, similarly with the ebbing away of truth and knowledge from the conscience, man becomes like a lifeless body.
He is called a rishi or a Brahman who understands the sorrow and pain of the society and the culture, and by the good, timely and proper preaching of truth and knowledge eradicates the perversities of the society. As an example, during the time of the ancient rishi Parshuram when bands of warriors had spread terror all round, he did not hesitate to hang up his rosary and instead wield the hatchet. Similarly when the Sikhs were constantly harassed by the moguls' in India, Guru Govind Singh gave the slogan, "Rosary in one hand and spear in the other. Wield the sward, protect the nation's culture" - this is the religion of the true sage.
Education is an important process in man's evolution. Its aim is to evolve the human being towards uplift. It develops the entire personality of the individual. Swami Vivekananda has said, "What is that education which cannot make an ordinary person capable of survival and earning a living, which cannot produce the strength of character, the will to help others and which cannot produce the courage of a lion? Only that education is the right one with which one can stand on one's own legs". In reality, we require an education which moulds character, increases mental capacity and makes a person self-employed with bride.
Our learned people and Brahmans should make special efforts for the revival of meaningful education - publicly and at individual level - for the sake of the revival of Nepal's ancient glory and culture. This is the sentiment of "asato ma sadgamaya", which means "take me from untruth to truth". This is the real duty of the teachers and preachers.
The learned ones and the Brahmans have to fulfill the responsibility of making the nation happy by going on this path.
Message: In the dark medieval ages we accepted such distorted interpretations of religion, spiritualism, philosophy, self-realization, knowledge about God, spiritual Endeavour and religious self-study that the society went into the reverse direction. In the very ancient Vedic times, then during Ramrajya (the period when Lord Ram ruled), during the ruler-ship of the Mourya and Gupta dynasties, our country was a teacher to the world. The scriptures in those days were the same from which the Nepalese received inspiration and progressed materially and spiritually. Today we have reached a state of beggary because distorted interpretations of the same scriptures were made during the dark middle-ages.
Today's education fulfills only material objectives. To achieve a realistic aim of life, to live in peace and happiness, it is essential that man be knowledgeable, of good moral conduct and do work responsibly. This is real learning, real knowledge. The rishis took both knowledge and education in their hands and made the passage of life easy with the good preaching of truth and knowledge. Because of a want of this knowledge, perversities crept in the society. Just as with the bleeding away of all blood from the body, life goes out of the body, similarly with the ebbing away of truth and knowledge from the conscience, man becomes like a lifeless body.
He is called a rishi or a Brahman who understands the sorrow and pain of the society and the culture, and by the good, timely and proper preaching of truth and knowledge eradicates the perversities of the society. As an example, during the time of the ancient rishi Parshuram when bands of warriors had spread terror all round, he did not hesitate to hang up his rosary and instead wield the hatchet. Similarly when the Sikhs were constantly harassed by the moguls' in India, Guru Govind Singh gave the slogan, "Rosary in one hand and spear in the other. Wield the sward, protect the nation's culture" - this is the religion of the true sage.
Education is an important process in man's evolution. Its aim is to evolve the human being towards uplift. It develops the entire personality of the individual. Swami Vivekananda has said, "What is that education which cannot make an ordinary person capable of survival and earning a living, which cannot produce the strength of character, the will to help others and which cannot produce the courage of a lion? Only that education is the right one with which one can stand on one's own legs". In reality, we require an education which moulds character, increases mental capacity and makes a person self-employed with bride.
Our learned people and Brahmans should make special efforts for the revival of meaningful education - publicly and at individual level - for the sake of the revival of Nepal's ancient glory and culture. This is the sentiment of "asato ma sadgamaya", which means "take me from untruth to truth". This is the real duty of the teachers and preachers.
The learned ones and the Brahmans have to fulfill the responsibility of making the nation happy by going on this path.
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