"Since God is with us and within us, he is a partner in all our transactions. Devotion, he says, can be turned into a social force. Athavale has shown that individual transformation eventually can lead to wider social change. In conclusion, I would like to assert that Devotion to God is a force for the individual, a force for social harmony and a force for international unity." Īthavale has introduced educational institutions, developed wealth redistribution measures and social welfare projects. The essence of devotion is an understanding of nearness of God. The consciousness of God within will promote self-respect and respect for the whole of humanity and creation. Human life without noble feelings and higher sentiments is dry, dull and mechanical. As a result of these isms, modern man is becoming heartless.
Today, crude hedonism and materialism are on the ascent. This is the only factor which can unite the human race in spite of multitude of differences. Our Creator is one and our Operator is one. But there is a common factor which binds all of us. What is the way to unite the human race in spite of these barriers? The differences do exist from person to person. Per Athavale, "In human society, there are many kinds of barriers such as caste, color, status, religion etc.
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Athavale taught that a series of practical steps and programmes facilitates the awareness that God is in-dwelling. The concept of devotion has two important aspects in Swadhyay: one of self-exploration, with a view to becoming closer to God (Bhav Bhakti), and an active and creative principle of devotion to promote communal good ("kruti bhakti").
According to proponents, it is a "journey to work out a unity in a multiverse of cultures and world views, of harmonizing the self with a network of relationships, of creating and maintaining vital connections between self, society, and God, of knowing and enriching human action with sacredness." The understanding of an in-dwelling God imbibed into Swadhyayees (practitioners of Swadhyay) by Athavale is claimed to motivate them towards true expression of devotion ( Bhakti). Swadhyay literally means the study, knowledge, and discovery of the self. dubious Athavale politely declined and suggested that he would rather put the ideas to use in India before the West. Impressed by Athavale, Compton invited the young man to the United States and suggested that the concepts of the Gita could solve their problems. At the conference, Athavale met Arthur Holly Compton, the 1927 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics. This made him determined to return to India to rejuvenate the ancient concept of Swadhyay. When Athavale was speaking on the Gita and its application to modern life, he was asked whether there was a single village in India practising the ideals of the Gita. He discussed the idea of an in-dwelling God and contended that the ego is a gift from God and thus, rather than being removed, should be sublimed with God. Here he expounded on the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita and linked them to modern life.
Athavale was influenced when he was invited in 1954 to the Second World Religious Conference in Japan. The Swadhyay Movement (self-study) movement started in the 1950s in Mumbai. The movement's aim is better the human condition by fostering an understanding of Hindu scripture. In his early twenties, Athawale began to deliver discourses on the Bhagavad Gita in Mumbai, India. His followers go house to house with an outlook of divinity in all and the message of Bhagavad Gita to develop brotherly relations by. He worked with fellow people as brothers and sisters and motivated them to understand the relationship that one has with others due to presence of God within them and within others. Pandurang Shastri Athavale worked throughout his life going and meeting people to share right understanding of the Hindu scriptures Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. The Swadhyay Parivar is an association of people who study the Bhagavad Gita and carry out various activities of social good ("swadhyaya" literally means self-study of spiritual quest).
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