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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
he wants it badly but it is through this that we want to help ourselves.
To a hungry man nothing appeals except the offer of food which is his immediate need. Hosts of welfare organizations, social clubs have chosen to provide this type of physical service either in the form of providing food, clothing, immediate medical aids etc., The oddity of this service is that it calls for continuous non-stop support with no break and where one breaks or delays or denies- whatever be the reason- the fact that service is not now provided is broadcast more audibly and all the service done earlier go totally unrecognized. This service is one of relief and not upliftment. and relief has its own limitation in terms of money, men, time, energy etc.,
Educational Service is more enduring . As knowledge is power, knowledge dissemination has been mercilessly thwarted by the interested few as could be seen from the pathetic end of the great personality, Socrates. In a country like ours with high level of illiteracy, this Vidyadan is a real boon. Man’s ingenuity has however converted this as a fertile commercial proposition thus belittling its stature. That apart, many religious institutions have chosen to identify this purely for propagation, religious preaching, and some times notoriously as indoctrination. Educational service once provided, it remains stable and never goes diminished by further distribution nor does it vanish with the passage of time as in the case of physical service. Yet it too has its own limitation.
Spiritual service or Brahma Vidya is eternal and has lasting benefit to the beneficiary. In the mire of worldly attractions, the urge to avail this has become pathetically insignificant presumably because of the basic doubt entertained about its attainment or may be due to non-recognition of its values as compared to the glamour
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