Find Ways

In his famous speech in 1893, at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda quoted a verse from the 4th chapter of Bhagat Gait. These lines as translated by him were: "Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me". I am quoting these lines today as I see a variety of struggles going in India as well as in the world for the purpose of attaining goals that can give power to some individuals or to a group of individuals. This process is actually quite disturbing for many who are directly affected. For others it is just a matter of TV debates, newspaper reports and social talks. For me it is a matter of writing this piece of discussion with my readers. The war for power is getting severe and bloodier with each passing day. The logic behind these wars is often connected to religion or to castes. As per Gita, the end always leads to him. We just behave like pre-programmed robots who have some limited capability of taking some alternate paths but the end is pre destined. Many of us think that there is a different way out, try hard for finding one, but ultimately settle down with ways that were earlier tried by many others and still reached the same destination. Recently I heard Shri Shri Ravi Shankar talking that even the minds of terrorists can be changed. He opined that even those people are human beings. Examples of dacoits becoming great writers and principled thieves are there in our History, but hardly anyone thinks that the top well known heads of terrorist outfits today have any chance of change towards a positive side. Even a brainwashed university student in his twenties can become a national nuisance. Still I see a ray of hope in making efforts to cool down the moments of heat. Even if all the path have been tried, the paths of talks always gave a better continuity. Even if Mahabharat was actually fought and the contents in Gita does indicate that lifting arms is sometimes required, it never rules out the options of talks for cooling down. Probably in those times wars were also fought on certain principles. So if today is the time of great struggles everywhere, let some principles still prevail. 

Dr. Sunil Ji Garg