From childhood there should be proper exercise for body and mind, so that nobody will be lazy in their life without doing some kind of work for the benefit of society. Under a common property-right system, the labour and commodities for life will be linked.
So money will not be necessary and neither will individual business. In a system of individual business rights, the aim is only to increase profits. Many items are manufactured which are utterly unnecessary for life, but sold by inducing sensual attraction, envy and competition. Adulteration of commodities is done sometimes, which is detrimental to the health and economic prosperity of all.
All these can be avoided by a common property system. Under the individual property right many people ignore the prosperity of the society and destroy it. For example: the trees are cut and used for fire-wood ruthlessly. Due to such deforestation, the seasonal rain fails. In the common property system such a thing will not happen. In future we should completely avoid firewood for cooking fuel. All kinds of food can be cooked by water vapour so as not to allow the vitamins to be destroyed.
In these days, the people all over the world are divided under two economic policies, (i) Communism, (ii) Capitalism. So some thinkers and even some of my friends may think advocacy of common property system is communism and I am introducing it in by the back door! It is an absolutely wrong notion.
No Capitalism or Communism!
If under a dictatorial government, all the properties of the people are focibly snatched and nationaliised, a brutal pattern of administration would be maintained. As it stands, the people own their property after earning according to the laws framed and sanctioned by society.
If under a dictatorial government, all the properties of the people are focibly snatched and nationaliised, a brutal pattern of administration would be maintained. As it stands, the people own their property after earning according to the laws framed and sanctioned by society.
There will be a great disturbance in the lives and minds of the people by such a sudden change, just like robbery. I am not advocating either capitalism or communism; I advocate "Altruism". In my view, converting personal property into common property by force is an emotional act. It is simple robbery.
Each individual should first become the common property of society for the reason that society has done everything for each of us. This concept and conviction has to come by purification and perfection of Knowledge. Such a change will come gradually in due course, even though it may take several years. Under a thirty-year plan of a democratic government this system could be brought to prevail.
What is Altruism?
Truth is the primordial state; the whole Universe, including man, evolved only from Truth. When man realises this fact, he will realize Truth in everything and in every living being. Automatically the moral behavior of not inflicting pain on anyone and charity to help others will blossom. Such realization of Truth and living in accordance is 'Altruism'(all-true-ism).
Truth is the primordial state; the whole Universe, including man, evolved only from Truth. When man realises this fact, he will realize Truth in everything and in every living being. Automatically the moral behavior of not inflicting pain on anyone and charity to help others will blossom. Such realization of Truth and living in accordance is 'Altruism'(all-true-ism).
Some scientists are now on the border of Truth. In this generation itself they will realize Truth and announce it in proper technology. At that time the slogans and concepts of capitalism and communism will be mocked and thought of as one of the old-fashioned superstitious belief of mankind. Every man will enjoy life within a five-pointed circle: Self, Life, Consciousness, Society and Nature.
- Vethathiri Maharishi
- Vethathiri Maharishi