May 2007 - Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan

kmR{ykmR y> pZyedkmRi[ c kmR y>
s ÉuiÏmaNmnu:ye;u s yu´ k«TõkmRk«t!
Bhagavad Gita - 4 : 18
He who finds inaction in action, and action in inaction, he is the wise one among
men; he is engaged in yoga and is a performer of all actions!
Editorial
YOUTH AND VISION
Human beings are the crowns of
evolution and the youths are the crestjewel.
It is the vision of the youth and
their will that will shape the future of
humanity.
Natural evolution has been going on
for many millennia. Many species have
come into being; some have fallen by the
way side and become extinct, unable to
cope with the challenges. The apparently
endless procession is on the march, until
humanity has taken over. But there is a
difference. So far evolution had been
blind, groping its way under external
constraints and compulsions. It was not
a consciously and deliberately willed or
planned process. It was Nature that was
in command. The vagaries of nature led
evolution through many blind alleys and
zigzag ways. Nature was not a
compassionate mother; her teeth and
claws were red with blood. A host of
species and their ultimate product, man,
remain on the scene. It is not all a smooth
and friendly co-existence. There is
struggle for survival all-round. Man is
at the head carrying this proud and
flaming torch.
But the race is nowhere near the end.
Like in the case of the previous species,
struggle is the law for men also. Struggle
and competition still hold sway. Not that
there were no saner voices of wisdom in
man’s history. There were many sages
and saints, prophets and protagonists of
various religions who have tried to show
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