Peace: indian initiatives and global perspectives

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Peace indian initiatives and global
perspectives

• Dr. H. S. N. Bhatta
• Aps college of commerce, nr colony
  Bangalore-560019

Dr. H. S. N. Bhatta Aps college of commerce, nr
colony Bangalore-560019
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Vedic concept of peace

• MA-vidvishAvahai
• Addressed jointly by teacher and student
• Let us not hate each other
• Let us be in peace with each other
• vasudhaiva kuTumbakam
• the world as one family
• Respect diversity
• Multi-cultural fabric
• The world is flat--- Thomas fried man
• sarvArthasiddhi
• Engage people and understand the value of peace
• Achieve prosperity of all

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Peace can be achieved by-

• Integrated efforts
• Actualizing students potentials
• Teaching students how to learn and un-learn about
  life
• Helping them make peace with themselves and
  others, live in harmony
• Help in dealing with conflict, strife,
  destruction prejudice destruction of ecoic
  fabric

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Wellsprings of conflict

• Major compulsions
• Politico-economical
• Psycho-social
• Disregard for the spiritual oneness of man
• Hatred, distrust and fear
• Many modern terrorists are from the cream of
  higher-education

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Need of the hour

• Initiatives of peace to be taken up by all stake
  holders
• Educators and psychologists
• Religious and spiritual leaders
• Administrators and legislators
• Parents and students
• Usher in near universal peace in the global
  commune

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Current Challenges

• Caught between the isms and schisms
• Perils of inclusive and pervasive education
• War between the eastern and western flowcharts
• Global scope

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Steps to be taken up to

• Open up the citadels
• Nurture the unsullied minds
• Foster education for peace
• Create congenial atmosphere
• Understanding, reconciliation, mutual tolerance,
  conflict resolution, healing of wounds
• Inclusive and progressive syllabi
• Introducing core courses

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Conceptualization of peace-a global perspective

• The commune
• The ecoics
• Home
• Society
• World
• Eco-sphere
• The psyche
• Retribution

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Four pronged charter of peace at-

• Institutional level schools, colleges, religious
  centers, executive, judiciary and the legislative
• Working level public, private and corporate
  sectors
• Societal level
• Individual level

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Conclusion

• Pray for peace, work for peace, live and let
  live in peace

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Undertaking

• I, being a citizen of a global commune,
  geographically represented by the sub continent
  called India, a celestial-sphere called earth
  solemnly declare that I do not belong to any
  specific group that is contrary to Indias
  (global) security. As a signatory to the UN
  covenant, I submit all my antecedents and shall
  uphold peace at all cost. If found contrary, I
  may be acted upon as per the law of the land.

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• OM SHANTIH,SHANTIH,SHANTIH--