Path of Moral Goodness

Meaning: The line of Rigved 1/97/3 has given us the key information about character formation. According to the line we can explain as — "Man should worship God, tread the good path but he develops grace only when he takes others on the path of worship of God and the path of moral goodness."

Message: The reason for the progress of man, compared to other animals, is only because of his socially collective attitude. His nature of mixing and helping each other has made him progress in various fields such as education, health, culture, science, architecture, etc. Marriage, family, caste sect, nation etcetera are also formed because of this tendency only. Man has understood that he can progress only by mixing and cooperating with each other, and not by remaining aloof. Similarly he can also remove his difficulties and faults.

This attitude is also necessary in the spiritual field. We may worship God, conduct ourselves according to religious rules and tread the path of moral goodness, but is life possible when all around in the society there is the pollution of bad customs, bad thinking and bad culture? Can our worship and spiritual endeavor be meaningful in such an atmosphere?

Along with increasing the spiritual wealth within us and along with the adoption of good conduct and good activities we will also have to exert for the eradication of demoniac activities. For this purpose the qualities of abnegation, restraint, service, love and helping others have to be adopted.

In the majority of men and society the collective process gets reduced because of the tremendous strength of demoniac elements and as compared to the gentleness in divinity. The real adoration of God lies only in removing this imbalance. Wicked temptations are capable enough to trap man in their net. With that, only his selfishness and ego increases and his activities for children, money and praise for the self increase. He looks only at his self-interest and does not shy away from harming others. It is well-known that gentlemen are of a quiet, peaceful and simple nature and do not like to come into conflict with wicked, demonic elements. Only because of this attitude of theirs to avoid conflict, the wicked people get encouragement. Thus they go on increasing disturbances and anarchy in the society. The gap between good and bad people widens even more. Real 'Ishwar-Bhakti' (i.e. worship of God) lies in reducing this gap, reforming the wicked persons and making them full of divine qualities. That only is called spirituality and religiousness.

The detailed structure of spirituality is made only for the purpose that all the men in the society adopt within their hearts the thoughts, trust, sentiments and culture, for reducing their individual selfishness and in becoming enthused for changing their inferiority into greatness and in trying to merge their souls with the supreme for spiritual development.

The peace and happiness of man and world is dependent only on this sentiment in his heart for collectiveness or togetherness, which inspires all to tread the path of goodness.

With that only is formed the character of the nation.

Pra yadbhandishtha eshaam

praasmaakasashcha surayaha

apa naha shoshuchagham (Rigved 1/97/3)