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years is an attempt to increase this rational aspect of Man. We all know that no animal has exhibited this aspect except some apes or guerrillas and that too to a limited extent. But from the anthropological view point, the rationality or intelligence of these mammals is far far less than in man and their index of measurement is the ratio of the weight of brain and the body. Sorry for the digression but the point I was trying to bring out that some of the social scientists and great human social workers were harping on the aspect of rationality as the chief basis for bringing in the social order or building a sane society. The success of such endeavours is well known to all of us and despite of the limited success the indomitable human spirit of the learned continues to work in this direction. At this juncture I would salute to all those who have worked in bringing in and building in social order.
The institutions of family, marriage are some of the wonderful creations of human genius. In countries like India where these institutions were rooted in spiritual values of Sharing, sacrifice which are considered as Divine qualities we find these institutions thriving since many centuries. But when these institutions were formed from a rationalistic basis, they have struggled to exist even for a century. Here I am only trying to bring out the point that man has been struggling to graduate himself from sub-rational to rational sphere. We all know how difficult it is. The bloodshed and the fighting that is going on even today amply confirm that we are yet to grow fully into rationality where one would sit across, discuss, debate and try to share the Nature’s bounty in a most equitable manner. Every act of killing would only prove Hobson right that Man is red tooth and claw.
Here one has to feel enormous gratitude to the Great Master Sri Ramchandra Ji Maharaj, Shahjahanpur U.P India who gave us his wonderful discoveries of
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