Let me
once more set forth the Bhavan’s faith
for the benefit of new students and members
for it is necessary that they should understand
it clearly and imbibe its spirits.
The Bhavan
stands for the reintegration of Indian
Culture. In the world falling to pieces
under the impact of an amoral technological
avalanche, it tries to hold fast to the
fundamental values, for which our culture
stands – RITA, SATYA, YAGNA and TAPAS
| FAITH
in God who forms the cosmic order;
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| TRUTH
which is the accord between mind,
word and deed; |
| DEDICATION
which offers all movement of life
as an offering to God; |
| SUBLIMATION
which purifies the body and mind and
transmutes instincts, passions and
emotions into things of beauty. |
This regardless
of forms and doctrines, is DHARMA, the
three fold aspects of which are – SATHYAM,
SHIVAM and SUNDARAM – Truth, Love and
Beauty.
For these
values our forefathers lived and died.
So did Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami
Dayananda, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma
Gandhiji and Sri Aurobindo, among the
moderns. Those Values are embedded in
our national outlook. We command the respect
because of them.
We can
look forward to the future with confidence
only because they have the vitality, which
gives the power to vindicate their validity
even in this fear and avarice – ridden
age of ours. We, the Bhavan’s Family,
whether it is the smaller one or the larger
one, must make every effort in restoring
an awareness of these values in personal
and collective life.
- Kulpati K.M. Munshi