It is the intense spirituality of India, and not any great political structure or social organisation that it has developed, that has enabled it to resist the ravages of time and the accidents of history.
Interpretation
India's spiritual depth has allowed it to endure beyond political and social changes.
In this quote, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan emphasizes that India's resilience through history is rooted not in its political or social frameworks, but in its profound spiritual heritage. This spirituality acts as a stabilizing force, enabling the nation to withstand the challenges posed by time and the unpredictable events that have shaped its past.
In practice
During a lecture on the importance of spirituality in culture, one might quote this to emphasize India's unique position in history.
Hinduism is not just a faith. It is the union of reason and intuition that can not be defined but is only to be experienced. Evil and error are not ultimate. There is no Hell, for that means there is a place where God is not, and there are sins which exceed his love.
The true teachers are those who help us think for ourselves.
Love thy neighbor as thyself because you are your neighbor. It is illusion that makes you think that your neighbor is someone other than yourself.
The word Atman (Soul) means the "breath of life". Atman is the principle of man's life, the Soul that pervades his being, his breath, his intellect and transcends them. Atman is what remains when everything that is not the self is eliminated. It is the unborn and immortal element in man, which is not to be confused with body, mind or intellect.
God is the Soul of all souls - The Supreme Soul - The Supreme Consciousness.
She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves… They belonged to her her and were her own, and she entertained the conviction that she had a right to them and they they concerned no one but herself.
The rule of law bakes no bread, it is unable to distribute loaves or fishes (it has none), and it cannot protect itself against external assault, but it remains the most civilized and least burdensome conception of a state yet to be devised.
My facts shall be falsehoods to the common sense. I would so state facts that they shall be significant, shall be myths or mythologic. Facts which the mind perceived, thoughts which the body thought - with these I deal.
Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity.
In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.
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