Our country is still full of great souls

India is the land of saints. This sacred land has given birth to many saints in all ages. These people have sacrificed all personal desires for the welfare of society. They worked hard throughout their life in search of innovative ways to give direction to the society. They visioned for such a society where all would live together happily. They not only preached but also practiced. In fact people learned from their deeds rather their words. They never abused anyone, never blamed anyone and only taught them to live a good life. The rich turned generous by feeling their compassion, their concern for the poor and the poor learned to live a happy life by seeing smile on their face. They taught spirituality silently to all. Spirituality is the soul of our country.

People have given highest regard to saints. They worshiped them. They took inspiration from their deeds and tried to imbibe all good things in their actions. Dharma is the most valuable asset for all the persons of our society. People embraced death for the shake of dharma.

According to the need of time, such a kind people have also shown anger to revive the hidden power of the common man for saving their own dignity, their great culture. Chanakya was the most vibrant political leader who not only saved our country from the slavery but also changed the brutal king and united our country under one banner for making our nation strong so that no one would try to destroy our culture. Later Vivekanand have also inspired youth to be strong to fight against the foreign rule. Gandhiji played great role in politics for getting freedom. Patriotic revolutionary like Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, full of pugnacity, sacrificed their life fighting with the English rule which was crippling the growth of our nation which left the poor starving.

I have been reading many stories about saints, patriotic heros since childhood. I always felt thrill by reading the revolutionary speeches of great man which have given new life to the poor, oppressed class. The deeds of all are just like a milestone to be aspired by all in the field of humanity.

With passage of time all these stories have lost their real meaning for me. I was surrounded by people who only care things which are relevant for their self advancement in life in terms of material possession or for some in the form of name and fame. They always advocated that those ideas are the matter of past and self advancement is the need of hour. Life is limited and it must be spent with full of joy. There is no need to care of others. Such company changed my own view and I also started waving away from my real motto of life and suppressed all these thoughts in my own heart.

But now I got chance to meet, to talk to such a people who are full of compassion and ready to help all the needy always even at the cost of their own desire. There are many people who are serving the society even they have to face many problems in their own life. They forgot their own pain, grief for caring higher causes of life. An amputee forgets his grief of loosing his leg or arm while he was on the verge of death. So when a man starts caring to the mass, he forgets his own feelings or say he stops suffering from pain. From their life it is reinforced that pain is inevitable but suffering is your choice. Such persons always smile and they motivate the youth.

Sri Sri Ravishankar is teaching meditation for restoring peace of mind which ground level of mind. Peace of mind helps to stay happy as it helps in removing all the stresses accumulated over years. For his noble work is respected all over the world even in Islamic nation. Meditation not only helps them to achieve peace of mind but also helps in developing a sense of service which ultimately gives happiness.There are a number of people who are teaching all these learning of a great saint who themselves live like a saint. There are many other pioneer people who are teaching the world about different methods for inner self advancement which helps in enjoying real happiness. They are proving that quality of life depends upon status of mind.

There are a great band of patriotic persons who are sacrificing their desire to build society, preparing people who are always charged to serve the society and to sacrifice their own life if needed for the welfare of the society. There are parents who are sending their only one son to serve the society. Such people are happy and his mind enjoys peace although they are caring about very sensitive issues as well as critical conditions of country from one region to another. They are offering their whole life for saving independence although a very good, luxurious lives are waiting for them. Really they are mad for some cause and that madness gives them strength to relish the real happiness.

Last night I got chance to see the ceremony where a young boy was to march for social service leaving his own parents. I have met him many times on various occasions, but today I saw his greatness for taking such decision. That boy was always smiling. he did lots of work for the society. He filled with compassion after seeing the grief of the people. He was a simple but brilliant student, son of an auto driver. He was university topper and selected in INFOSYS. His family condition was not good and he was the only son of his parents. Still he thought about the society and decided not to join that company. He took a position for earning money which was only for survival and he continued to serve the society at his level. His compassion for society increased to such an extent that he decided to devote himself for the benefit of society for one year. He is going to serve the country at unknown place staying away from his own home. That doesn't mean he is not going to care his parents. For one year only he has to stay away but in later years of life he was expected to take care of his parents as well as society which is not a big deal. In this mission he is not alone, there are many who will take place of him. Really I saw a real seen where a father was offering his son for the welfare of the country. His both eyes was full of tears, but his hand was on his head giving blessing for his mission for the service of the society.

The address of another saint who has already spent twenty years of his life for the society on this occasion was rewarding and full of message. He talked about the fact that a man has to leave some personal desire which could be fulfilled at that time for the sake of personal advancement in life. On the same line a man has to sacrifice his own desire for the welfare of the society. So for the sake of society, one have to keep away his own desire. The man who sacrifice everything for the society, was worshiped as a saint. After western invasion on culture, blind modernization, still people are putting the picture of some saint on the wall and worship everyday. Such things impel them to live a spiritual life, a happy life. Really life should be spent with three integral activities, vyaktigat sadhna, samuhic satsang and samajik sewa.