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The concept of liberation, or Moksha , is the core of Indian philosophy. It is ingrained in the Vedas, Upanishads, and scriptures. It is an essentiality in Sanātana Dharma (eternal order or righteousness), the eternal way, or the eternal order. Sanātana Dharma is transcendental and beyond time, space, and situation. The word Dharma comes from the Sanskrit root " dhri ", which means "to sustain" or "that which is integral to something". This way it refers to truthfulness, virtue, honesty, asceticism, forbearance, humility, purity, chastity, and a steady demeanour. In other words, Swami Sivananda says, "Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realise; be good, do good, be kind, be compassionate." i. Eternal Dharma , i.e., universal and fixed eternally ii. Swadharma : Duties performed according to one's condition and nature. In Srimad Bhagavad Gita (2.15), Sri Krishna says one must rise above the dualities of happiness and distress and remain ste...

The nature of being has been studied extensively in the Indian philosophical tradition as well as in western philosophy. Is it related to existing physical parts consisting of the " tripod " of body, mind, and intellect mechanisms as reflected or perceived in our sense perception angle, or is it something beyond the transcendental of the tripod and into the spiritual domain, i.e., the realm of the soul? The nature of being is not something ephemeral, transient, or evanescent; rather, it is more than and beyond all these in the state of eternity or perpetuity. What exactly is the nature of being? There is no univocality but rather more equivocality in several philosophical traditions, from the western to the oriental ones. 1. Outline 1.1. Indian Philosophical Tradition The Indian philosophical tradition, except the Cārvāka, believed in possibility of liberation in this life or in future life times. Liberation is based on Dharma (a righteous way of life) , Karma ...

The purpose of government is to govern. That way, any government's primary function is to govern by ensuring security and development. Its institutional apparatus is to give legitimacy and effectiveness to governance through a well-laid-out mechanism of systems, procedures, and processes. The tripod of systems, procedures, and processes needs to be managed, controlled, and monitored for governance effectiveness. The tripod is more or less common to various types of governance, whether democratic or non-democratic. 1. Outline In a broad sense, governance is about the culture and institutional environment where an enabling access mechanism is in place for participation by the citizenry and stakeholders in matters of public importance. Simply put, it is beyond the institutional system and tools of the state to go in alone for good governance bereft of non-governmental actors or institutions. The non-government actors include civil society organizations, not-for-profit organi...

The " real" is the " truth. " The "truth" is the "real." Man since time immemorial has been in search of discovering, finding, understanding, and identifying the real and the truth. In our sense perception-based observations, the real exists independently. The real and the truth are inextricably linked. The " truth" comes from the " real," and the " real" from the " truth. " Our sensory perception determines the relationship between truth and reality. The sensory perception over a period of time turned out to be a belief pattern. The same belief pattern, when widely "held" and " accepted" by a significant section of the population, is accepted as the " truth. " 1. Outline It needs to be ascertained what the fundamental dimension of truth and reality is. That involves rational, abstract, and methodical consideration of reality as a whole or as the dimensions of human ...

The nation and nationality evolve through organic interactive relationships based on ethnocultural factors and processes with shared history within a certain territorial limit. That interactive relationship manifests into a way of life based on patterns of living, resource generation, value addition, sharing, custom, ritual, habit, communication, interaction, symbolism, observation, celebration, and performance. However, the territorial limit imposed a limit on both the area and the resources. Which has a limiting impact on the growing and expanding ways of life based on population growth and the need structures. The limiting impact triggered competition for control of shared natural resources such as land, water, mineral, and forest resources, as well as other limited resource patterns. 1. Nation to State The competition may be interspecific or intraspecific for the display and application of overt or covert power, be it mental, physical, technological, or any other, for the con...

Two words , " judicial " and " reviews ," become the overarching fulcrum to test the validity , viability , compatibility, or consistency of laws , rules , regulations , orders , decrees , and so on in relation to the constitution of the land in a certain "context." The creatures of the constitution —the legislature, executive, and judiciary—need to perform their duties within the constitutional confines. If the legislature is to legislate and the executive is to execute, then the judiciary is to interpret what is just or unjust to maintain the constitutional balance. In constitutional parlance, all organs need to maintain and perform within their respective spheres. 1. Meaning It entails the "Judiciary" conducting an examination or reexamination, study or restudy, evaluation or reevaluation , retrospection or survey to determine the validity , compatibility, alignment , or consistency of laws , rules , regulations , orders ...

The founders of the Constitution of India introduced two beautiful parts: Part-III dealing with the Fundamental Rights (FR)of the people and Part-IV dealing with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) , in the endeavour to move with clear ideals for social and economic democracy. If the former is for assertion and sphere protection, the latter is for forward march to bring about the right order based on socio-economic equality. If one is for individual advancement, the other is for collective advancement. In this scenario, there is every likelihood of spheres encroaching on one another, and the crucial part is balancing roles through check and balance. But for the two entities in their natural scenario, given their freedom, there is every likelihood of friction, conflict, interference, and encroachment. The Constitution makers, in anticipation of such a scenario, devised a well-crafted mechanism by balancing the role of the judiciary under the overall supervision of the Supreme...