Vedic Dharma:- Answer to all the modern-day miseries
Why there is a need for the world to look towards Vedic dharma?
People across the world have been taken aback by the onset of 2020. The COVID crisis which made the whole world confined into their homes was something which was not expected by anyone especially the Millennials.
Loss of life, employment, friends, economy, etc did affect a whole lot of population across the world. But how can one overcome such troubles?
Does modern civilization have answers to this?
In the fast-moving world of today we some times often miss out on some of the important valuable teachings in life. It is just like erecting a building without a concrete base.
What exactly the world needs today? Success, fame, and social acceptance? Is that only our life’s purpose has been limited to?
In our modern society, we often end up alone, as family and community are subordinated to individual achievements. This makes us more dependent upon the matter to fill the emptiness of our lives. Loneliness and depression often go together.
In the high tech world, we are subject to more stimulation and entertainment than in any previous era. Many people are wired up the entire day with music, videos, social media, or the Internet — shutting themselves off from the rest of life and other people. -Dr. David Frawley
Today people often opt for psychiatry practice to come over this problem. Most of the psychiatry practice in India is guided by the western concepts of mental health and illness, which have largely ignored the role of religion, family, Vedic philosophy, and medicine in understanding and managing the psychiatric disorders.
These concepts of psychiatry which have dominated the field in the last century or so have mostly been developed for individuals with an internal locus of control (as in the west).
A recent survey by the British Psychological Society found that 46 percent of psychologists and psycho-therapists suffered from depression, and 49.5 percent reported that they felt they were failures. The overall picture is one of burnout, low morale, and high levels of stress (70 percent), and depression in a key workforce that is responsible for improving public mental health.
(In yet another major American survey, published in 1994, found 61 percent of psychologists clinically depressed and 29 percent with suicidal thoughts.)
Since American psychologists are treating the same general public with the same mental issues, it would not be surprising to find similar high rates of depression and feelings of failure.
In the Vedic culture, the culture of appreciation, togetherness, selfless service was the intrinsic quality of the common people.
India has a vast population comprising of diverse cultures, languages, ethnicities, etc. Besides this, India has a traditional system of family.
To a certain extent, the Indian families maintain until today, a great degree of togetherness, and the members of the family show readiness to cooperate with one another on issues like taking care of a sick relative, making career choices, distressful condition, etc.
Today we are depending more on the matter to overcome problems arising due to this fast-moving civilization rather than taking shelter of loved and dear ones.
In Bhagavad Gita, 2.14 Krishna says to Arjuna O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.
The above verse clearly speaks of the nature of this world. And like there is high tide and low tides similarly there is happiness and a problem in life.
One who has understood the nature of this world its inhabitants will be able to tolerate the disturbance caused by them.
America’s first-ever Hindu lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard has said that in this chaotic time, one can find certainty, strength, and peace in Bhagavad Gita.
For the modern civilization following practices can help one take a pause and rejuvenate for a fresh beginning:-
- Chanting the mantras in the early morning hours.
- Taking a break and going out for associating with nature- hike in the hills, go by the ocean, rivers, or lakes.
- Expressing gratitude every day to the loved and dear ones.
- Associating with the well-wishers and thoughtful people.
While we practice the principles of Vedic dharma our duty as a Hindu should be to promote the teachings to the maximum people.
The teachings of Vedic dharma can help the modern world to rejuvenate from the wounds which make them take drastic steps.
The practitioners of Vedic dharma holds a responsibility to reach out with this message to the whole of the world.
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