Thread by @AhammBrahmaasmi

Profound words of Scholar, Congress Leader Late Prof. Siddheshwar Prasad Ji:

"Unfortunately, the books on Indian philosophy, culture, history and literature, written by Indian and foreign writers, have miserably failed to underline the importance of the sound formulation,

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the metaphysical and sociological foundation of the #Bharatiya #Samskṛti. This has led them to present it in a very distorted manner. Therefore, they have also failed to see its positive features.
There are weak points and there have been lapses also. After all why #Bharat

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was almost always defeated at the hands of the foreign invaders? But how and why it not only still survives but is rejuvenated? Why the #Egyptian, the #Greek, the #Babylonian, the #Asyrian and some other ancient civilizations and cultures disappeared? The simple answer is,

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they cared only for the body and neglected the soul. Bharat cared for the soul and neglected the body.
Now, let us care for the soul, consciousness of consciousness,but let us not neglect the body. यत्र ब्रह्म च क्षत्रं च सम्यञ्चो चरतः सह। तं लोकं पुण्यं प्रज्ञेषं यत्र देवाः

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सहाग्निना ॥" (Where spiritual power (Brahma) & ruling power (Kşatra) move together in harmony with all, that place is considered pure & sacred by people of knowledge, where the gods reside with Agni.).

This has been the eternal inspiration and aspiration of the

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Bharatiya Samskṛti, with its motto "Satyameva Jayate"

#SanatanaDharma #vedanta #Vedas #Shankaracharya #Bharat #ekbharatshreshtabharat