Reverence

 Reverence

The best available term in English for the deep concept in Sanskrit called "shraddha". 

This shraddha is assuredly an infallible tool to acquire wisdom represented by yet another deep concept called "Gyan" in Sanskrit.

I used to ask youngsters who spent "quality time" in the western countries. ( the reach itself needs these kids to be "creamy layer" among students. I ask them " can you name one very_fundamental difference between the two cultures…..East & West…?"( Bharat and developed European countries, USA etc?). All other aspects are incidental to this single aspect.

Then, I volunteer my own view, leaving it to them to argue or learn from it😂

BHARAT is fundamentally "reverence culture" West is freedom culture.

Once freedom is your priority, the clamour for independence is inevitable. Once independence is a priority, fighting for rights is obvious.

Even today, the residue of "reverence" is available as streaks of light, when we look at the tendency of average Indians, not trying to fight "adequately" for their rights 😜

I cannot use a better example than the docunted one in Gita, to stress upon the depth of the word "reverence".

From the story, we have a reason to believe that Arjuna was above average as a good student/disciple/etc. He alone passed the "focus test" conducted by Drona ( an acharya…mind you😜🙏…not a Guru, in the technical sense😰)... Difficult to find a learner like Arjuna.

Even he…. Arjuna, needed to cross over 11 chapters of Gita, to feel the reverence towards Krish, to be able to call him "Bhagawan" 😜😂😂😂

If that is reverence of Arjuna's level, where do we stand? 😭🙏🙏🙏

Anyway, those who read this upto here, cannot say " I didn't know"...

It's a choice, whether they wish to remain stuck to freedom or to evolve into the potential of experiencing reverence. ( Sadly enough, for a "Sanatani" , practice of reverence is indispensable)

Reverentially yours,

PSN (24 sept 2023)