Waseem Ahmad BhatAIR 7 · CSE 2022 · 180 wordsTheir whole copy
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Swami Vivekananda in this quote exemplifies the quality of Spiritualism that purifies both mind, soul and body.
In the modern world, when materialism is the fashion, Spirit of a person become meaningless as can be seen from:
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Consumerism, materialism leading to existential angst among people in west which leads to suicides at high rate.
Social media is used to portray a 'cyberself' which is not ones self but only an illusion causing lack of meaning in life
On the other hand, if the Spirit is put right, other things work out
as follows :
① Spiritualism leads to contentment (santokh in Sikhism) which leads to a meaningful life — eudaimonia of Aristotle.
② Spiritualism leads to morality in actions and hence a virtuous society
e.g: Vivekananda's life was itself a life of service (Daridra Narayan) and virtue.
③ It causes one to find the right incentives for selfless service
e.g: Amit Gupta's Daaliya Jalao
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For civil servants, this is all the more important to subordinate their self to the societal good (2nd ARC) and ensure sarvodaya and antodaya.