The foundation of the plan of the New Era is neither political nor
social but actually spiritual. The immensely significant task of
changing the era can only be initiated and advanced by efforts made
at the spiritual level. Any reform done at the political or social level
will not have the same depth of support and involvement as efforts
made at the spiritual level. Therefore, everyone in society should be
daily engaged in systematic worship, austerity and introspection
and should also inspire others to have similar practices. Our reform
campaigns are merely a medium to realize the ultimate spiritual
goal. Therefore, we should pay attention to both the medium as well
as the goal. Our six spiritual programs are as follows:
70. GAYATRI WORSHIP
The Gayatri Mahamantra is the primordial source of culture and
civilization. It contains all great teachings in a seed form that can
elevate or advance life. The main purpose of performing worship is
to seek inspiration to be able to steer our feelings and tendencies on
the righteous path. Gayatri has all the required attributes and power
to steer our inner being towards righteousness. In this way, Gayatri
can be considered a complete and universal mode of worship for
humankind. To perform daily Gayatri worship, we will have to spare
time for it every day, even if it be as little as five minutes. Reciting
Gayatri mantra 108 times takes approximately this amount of time.
[ . . . ] Those who practice other types of worship should continue
doing so, but should add Gayatri Mantra to their routine as well.
71. THE NECESSITY OF YAGYA
Gayatri is the symbol of righteous feelings. Likewise, Yagya is the
symbol of righteous actions. The inspiration to continuously offer
those things we like best for the good of society represents the
divine inspiration of Yagya. Our life should become a Yagya offering.
In other words, it should manifest the values, outlook and actions
embodied in the philosophy of Yagya. We should include Yagya
observance in our daily routine in order to continually remind ourselves of this spirit. If we cannot perform Yagya systematically,
due to lack of time and resources, we can simply offer five morsels
of home cooked food daily to a fire while reciting Gayatri mantra.
Lighting a ghee lamp or a stick of incense are also a kinds of Yagya.
Anybody can choose from these methods of Yagya the ones they find
more convenient to their personal situations.
72. PRACTICING YAGYA THROUGH GIVING TIME
It is the duty of every thoughtful individual not to keep the noble
ideas of the New Era to themselves. They should regularly spare
some time for sharing these ideas with others. [ . . . ] Everyone should
save time to meet with others regularly. Go to see friends, relatives,
acquaintances and other people on a regular basis, give them books
relating to the themes of the New Era to read and talk about. In this
way, we should contribute some time to the selfless task of creating
awareness in the same way that we allocate time for other essential
daily chores.
73. SELF-ANALYSIS AND SATSANKALP (THE NEW-ERA PLEDGE)
We should read the New Era Pledge every day upon rising in the
morning and when going to bed at night. We should make every
effort to transform our life as indicated by this pledge. At night,
before going to bed, we should analyze the day’s activities and
sincerely try not to repeat the mistakes we made during the day. We
should aim to refine our lives incrementally, one day at a time.
74. THE INDISPENSABLE TRADITION OF DONATION
We should have a routine of contributing some time and money
everyday for the benefit of others in need. We should accommodate
donation in our life as an indispensable spiritual practice. In this
way, we should always contribute a small part of our livelihood to
help others. We can have a donation box to deposit money or food.
This money can be used in spreading noble thoughts and noble
feelings through the distribution of good books. This is the very
basis of the New Era.
75. AN ARMY OF SELFLESS VOLUNTEERS
We need to develop an army of honest volunteers who are devoid
of personal attachments and jealousy, have ample self-control, good
manners and a decent and stable character. Such volunteers should
eradicate social and moral evils and be ready to face hardship
while using the example of their sacrificing nature and spiritual
austerity to amend others. The planning of non-violent, constructive
campaigns demands a lot of farsightedness, without which it could
inadvertently trigger hostility instead of helping to bring about
reform. The creation of the army of honest and selfless volunteers and
the organization of the campaigns to eradicate unworthiness must
be done meticulously paying due attention to the above points. Any
eligible individual can have their name enrolled for recruitment as
a volunteer. The nature of the program they may carry out would
depend on their capacity. Of course, they will have to be trained in
the beginning.
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