Detachment and Liberation in Indian Philosophy and its impact on Modern Times-its relevance.

The roots of Indian philosophy-Darshanas-are lying in Rigveda, Tantra and Agamas. It is difficult to decide and fix which is earlier and which is later in historical sequence. It is generally accepted that Rigveda is the first poetry of the whole world. It is said that the language of Rigveda is not entirely literal and

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कस्तूरभाई लालभाई स्मृति-व्याख्यान में जोशी वैराग्य और मोक्ष की धारा ऋग्वेद तथा तंत्र से लेकर सांख्य-योग, जैन, बौद्ध एवं अद्वैत तक देखते हैं; जीवन्मुक्त के आदर्श का समर्थन करते हुए वे दिखाते हैं कि करुणा और सामूहिक कल्याण आधुनिक भारत में सर्वोदय तथा लोकसंग्रह के रूप में जीवित हैं। Joshi's Kasturbhai Lalbhai memorial lecture traces vairagya and moksha from the Rigveda and Tantra through Sankhya-Yoga, Jain, Buddhist and Advaita formulations, defends the jivanmukta ideal against solipsistic liberation, and argues that compassion and collective release survive in modern India as Sarvodaya and Lokasangraha.

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