GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

What are the important learnings from the life and teachings of Sri Adi Shankaracharya that can help public servants in their personal and professional lives.

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2022

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Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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Anshu PriyaAIR 16 · CSE 2021 · 150 wordsTheir whole copy

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Sri Shankaracharya is one of the greatest reformers and propounder of Bhakti movement in 8th century A.D.

Important learnings :-

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  1. Personal lives

→ Adequate Balance required to maintain equilibrium

→ 'Sthitapragya' : Remaining detached from Karma's outcomes. All desires are 'maya' and if one has to become yogi, one must do duty diligently

→ Life of a [sanyasi] → where Sanyas is

not abandonment of all worldly pleasure but active effort to wipe out tears of others.

(B) professional life

↳ Adwait Vedanta → considering one as an immaculate part of all almighty ↓ • development of spirit of service, dedication to public service and freedom from lust / desires.

↳ Brahma is Satya and Jagat mithya → development of Empathy to weaker section considering all to be children of one god

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The recent inauguration of Sankaracharya's statue in Kedarnath is a testimony to his great stature in philosophy.

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