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The Essence Of Indian PhilosophyBY: Mach | Category: Education | Post Date: 2008-10-20
The finest element of the culture and civilization is regarded as the philosophy of a country. The various principles of Indian Philosophy originated and developed in India. Each school of thought has separate identity and was born in Indian cultural atmosphere. Each has its own distinctive feature of Indian culture and recognized certain ideas, which bore the distinctive perception of Indian culture. Thus, the different systems present in a diversity of views, they reveal a common perspective. The most underlying point of agreement is that all the sects regard philosophy as a practical necessity. The aim of philosophical schools in India is not merely the satisfaction of intellectual curiosity, but mainly the acquisition of an enlightened life. The task of Indian philosophy, therefore, did not end in mere theoretical speculation; it must show its application of life. Every system of Indian philosophy excepting the CARVAKAS is moved to philosophical speculation by a spiritual concern at the sight of sorrows and evils in the world and in life. This spiritual dissatisfaction at the present order of things has actuated Indian thinkers to philosophical speculations. This is, in other words, the so-called pessimism of Indian Philosophy. But Indian philosophy is not pessimistic, because Indian philosophy does never end in pessimism. All the systems of Indian philosophy believe in the existence of universal moral order. The faith in an eternal moral order sustains human beings in their struggle against sorrows and sufferings, in their onward march towards the ideal of future happiness. Intimately connected with the faith in an eternal moral order is the general tendency of the Indian thinkers to regard the world as a moral stage in which the individual identities are performers with diverse costumes in the form of physical bodies, sense-organs, etc. Another view held in common by all Indian Philosophers, except the CARVAKAS, is that ignorance of reality is the root cause of our bondage and sufferings. In order to attain liberation from these sufferings, a true knowledge of the real nature of the world and the self is essential. All Indian thinkers are unanimous in their opinion that liberation cannot be attained without dispelling ignorance. Indian thinkers have felt the necessity of continued meditation and self-control as the pre-requisites to right knowledge. This Indian philosophy is not ascetic or rigoristic in character. It is a philosophy of self-realization or perfection where all the tendencies and impulses are kept in harmony under the control of reason. Finally, all the systems of Indian Philosophy, except the CARVAKA, accept the idea of liberation or moksa as the highest end of life. Though the Indian thinkers differ among themselves with regard to the positive nature of liberation, yet they agree in regarding it as a state of total extinction of all sufferings. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Environmental Risk Top down Model towards Best Practice Recycled Waste Bioenergy( RWB) Generation fo * Tips to have a good relationship with your boss * Studying abroad - The Mental Aspect. * Factors that determine how long a person lives without food * Types of Pay and reward in an organization: It's role in motivating employees Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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