மன்னாதி மன்னனுக்கு மற்றுமொரு மகுடம்
========================================
பத்மஸ்ரீ முனைவர் ஔவை நடராசன்
அவர்களின் சிறப்புரை
==================================
பகுதி-80
————-
—————————————————————————————–
டாக்டர்.இராதாகிருஷ்ணன் அவர்களின் பல்கலைக்கழக பட்டமளிப்பு உரை (பகுதி-VIII)
——————————————————————————————
If this country has survived all the changes and chances it has passed through, it is because of certain habits of mind and conviction which our people, whatever their race or religion may be, share and would not surrender. The central truth is that there is an intimate connection between the mind of man and the moving spirit of the universe. We can realize it through the practice of self-control and the exercise of compassion.
These principles have remained the framework into which were fitted lessons from the different religions that have found place in this country. Our history is not modern. It is like a great
river with its source back in silence. Many ages, many races, many religions have worked at it. It is all in our blood stream. The more Indian culture changes, the more it remains the same. The power of the Indian spirit has sustained us through difficult times. It will sustain us in the future if we believe in ourselves. It is the intangibles that give a nation its character and its vitality.
They may seem unimportant or even irrelevant under the pressure of daily life. Our capacity for survival in spite of perils from outside matched only by our own internal feuds and dissensions is due to our persistent adherence to this spirit. If our young men are to live more abundantly, they should enter more fully into the experience and ideals of the race, they should be inspired in their minds and hearts by the great ideas enshrined in our culture.
Add a Comment