“The teaching of Buddha can in no way be disassociated from the master current of ancient Indian thought…

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“The teaching of Buddha can in no way be disassociated from the master current of ancient Indian thought. The dominant philosophy of ancient India was a spiritual idealism of a singularly pure and exalted type, which found its truest expression in those Vedic treatises known as the Upanishads. The great teacher is always a reformer as well as an innovator; and his work is, in part at least, an attempt to return to a high level which had been won and then lost…That he [Buddha] had been deeply influenced by the ideas of the ancient seers can scarcely be doubted…” (Edmond Holmes, The Creed of Buddha, 1908)

At the sacred Jetavan- Shravasti- where Bhagavan Buddha is said to have spent 25 rainy seasons… a place inspiringly rich in lore and history…
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Delivered the valedictory address at the conclusion of a richly curated two national workshop…..

Delivered the valedictory address at the conclusion of a richly curated two national workshop on “Socio-Ethical Perspectives of Buddhist Philosophy in Sutta-Pitaka Pali” organised by Gautam Buddha University & Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR). My speech: highlighted the achievements of PM Shri Narendra Modi in preserving and perpetuating Lord …

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At the exhibition-launch and discussion on the never ending persecution of minorities in Bangladesh organised by VIF and FACT….

At the exhibition-launch and discussion on the never ending persecution of minorities in Bangladesh organised by VIF and FACT. National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval graced the occasion and went in detail through the exhibition. I joined former Deputy NSA Ambassador Satish Chandra, Amb Veen Sikri, historian & author Francois …

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Our civilisational “Kartavya” – duty – towards Dharma, Desha and our Purva-Purusha – forefathers – at the sacred Triveni Sangam…

Our civilisational “Kartavya” – duty – towards Dharma, Desha and our Purva-Purusha – forefathers – at the sacred Triveni Sangam… Let yourself go with the tide, the civilisational flow of Bharat, lose yourself, walk in the footsteps of crores of your fellow Indians, compatriots, unencumbered by status, position, pelf… who …