ISAVASYA UPANISHAD : - Mantram - 5.

ISAVASYA UPANISHAD :

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VAJASANEYI    SAMHITA    UPANISHAD


Mantram : 5.


Discussion -5. Summation ... ( last part )


In  fact,  the whole  Isavasya Upanishad,  it  will  be  revealed,  "is  a  cry  to  the  true  Hindu  ( Bharateeyan)  to  desist  from  becoming  merely  self-centred,  to  the  utter  neglect  of  his  life  in  the  outer  world  and  in  his  relationships  with  the  comity  of  nations  and happenings  around  him.


If  this  were  not  the  kernel  of  the  'Vedantham,'  "Vyasa  Maharishi" would  be  a  criminal  saboteur  of  "Hindu  Culture"  (  Culture  of  Bharatham )  when  he  gave  such  a  noble  personality  as  "Sri  Parthasarathy," (  Lord   Sri  Krishna )   as  the  ideal  personality  in  a  "true  Hindu nation."




He  acted  vigorously  in  a  field  of  activity,  facing  his  own  individual,  domestic,  communal,  national,  and  international  situations.


He  never  ran  away  from  life;  nor  did  he  court  life.


But,  when  life  approached  him,  he  never  shirked  his  responsibilities,  but  acted  truly,  diligently  and  fully,  and  out  of  those  situations  of  disturbance,  chaos  and  confusion,  he  fashioned  out  a  harmonious  melody  of  enduring  success.

You  will  find  in  the  Upanishad,  a  call  to  the  individual  to  act  in  the  field  of  plurality  ( avidya ),  as  a  means  to  the  greater  fulfilment ( vidya ),  and,  after  having  gained  in  the  Self  ( vidya )  to  fulfil  himself  and  his  life,  in  the  world  of  service  and  activity  (  avidya ).

We  will  come  to  it  again  as  we  proceed  on  to  those  mantra-s.

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