Home | WebMail | V-LivePrograms | E-Books | PhotoGallery | Download | Travel Desk | Sitemap |      
 
 
     Home |  Books
Home > VMKYKK Research Foundation > Sales Counter > Books > World Peace


Author

Shri Vethathiri Maharishi

Pages

Pages : i - xxix 323

First Edition

1957

Fourth Edition

November 2002

Dimension

13.9cm x 21.3cm x 1.6cm

1.Research on World Peace

2.Short - Sighted Concept

3.Good Culture should begin from Childhood

4.Man's Experiences in Life

5.Profit and Loss Account

6.Avoid All Pain

7.Sufferings of Mankind

8.Present and Future

9.Born to Live

10.Facts of Nature

11.Birthright of All should be Respected.

12.Experience is the Capital for Our Life

13.Life of Harmony with Nature

14.Progress of Mankind

15.An Appeal to All Leaders

16.Best Use of Force and Knowledge

17.Liberation from Selfishness

18.Differences between Men

19.Further Secrets in Heredity

20.Why are Twins Different?

21.Body Chemistry and Its Changes

22.-- do --

23.Natural and Artificial Chemical Changes

24.Environments Play a Great Role in Man's Life

25.Environments that are to be Changed

26.Property Right should go to the Society

27.The Facts of Nature should be Understood

28.Avoid Unnecessary Rituals

29.Religion and Caste

30.Birth Rights

31. Birth Rights

32.Money Cannot be Eradicated Easily

33. Individual Property Right and its Evil Effect

34.What should be Done Now?

35.No Money - No Business

36.Only the Desire for Money should be Annihilated

37. Stand and Judge as a Real Man

38.Society is the Cause for Crime

39.What is Crime? How can it be stopped?

40.The Birthplace of Crime

41.Several Kinds of Crimes

42.Man Must Appreciate the Greatness of Man

43.The Whole World Must take Joint Action

44.Duty of Leaders and Intellectuals

45.Fear of Atomic Threat

46.March Towards New Life

47.Pain and Pleasure

48.Stop Using Unnecessary Things

49.Effective System of Child Rearing

50.Let us Bless Those Who Do Wrong?

51.Why All should Suffer in Life?

52.Duties of the Wise

53.Important Needs of Man

54.Natural Needs

55.A Pattern of Life Suitable for this Age

56.Change should Start With the Children

57.Acceptance and Dedication

58.Self Consciousness

59.Method to Implement a New Plan

60.First Effort

61.Mental Change by Habit

62.Responsibility of U.N.O.

63.Social Service by Defence Personnel

64.Need of World Community Service Organisation

65.Society of Service

66.The World Community Service Centre

67.Politicians will Become Noble and Efficient

68.Apostles of Peace

69.Government by Experts

70.Polytechnic Schools

71.Common Kitchen

72.Jobs should be Distributed

73.Economic Reform

74.Economic Reform

75.Sincere Appeal to the Wealthy

76.Co-operative Set-up in all Business

77.Maternity Welfare

78.Eradication of Begging

79.Duties of Religions

80.Poverty of Knowledge

81.Individuals and Society

82.First Phase of World Peace

83. Future of Children

84.Our Best Efforts

85.Greatness of Woman

86.A Great Benefit Rewards

87.Universal Children

88.Responsibilities of Women

89.A Great Relief to Women

90.Attachment of Mothers to Children

91.Who is First to Raise Children?

92.A Good System for Raising Children

93.Education for Life

94.Compulsory Work

95.Professional and Academic Education

96.Language

97.All Languages are the Property for the World

98.Mankind gave Birth to languages

99.The Nature of Language, Universal Language

100.Family Life

101.Common Cooking

102.Suitable Food for Mankind

103.Kindness Towards All Living Beings

104.No Alcohol

105.Daily Menu Food for Health

106.How to Live Without Money

107.All Must Work for Common Benefit

108.World Travel

109.Travelling Around the World

110.Today's Situation

111.Future Travel

112.No Work in the Night

113.Night Work

114.Holidays

115.Dignity of Labour

116.Marriage

117.Identification

118.Married Life in Communities

119.Education for Family Life

120.Moral Behaviour

121.Natural Force Attraction

122.Awareness of Cause and Effect

123.Moral Life for Happy Living

124.What is Real Love

125.Chastity is Equally Important for Men

126.Disappointments of Youngsters

127. Morality, Duty, Charity

128.The Force of Desire

129.Marriage and Divorce

130.evelopment of Individuals' Efficiency

131.Jobs According to Age and Skills

132.No Private Business or Debt

133.The Dragon of Debt

134.opulation Control

135.Sterilisation

136.The World's View of This Project

137.Establishment of One World Government

138.Is Such a Drastic Change Necessary?

139.Let us Use Our Sixth Sense Creatively

140.My Answer to pessimists

141.Comments About This Book

142.Comments About This Book

143.A Few Countries May Initiate Implementation

144.Exploring Mental Facilities

145.To The Medical Experts

146.One Remedy For All Diseases

147.To Lead A Life of Detachment,

148.Efforts of Wisemen and World

149.Visualise a Peaceful World

150.Duty

151.Detachment

152.The World Peace Plan is a Constitution

153.Long Life and Death at Will

154.Ideal Regulation of Work and Life

155.Removal of Improper Imaginations

156.There should be No Unnecessary Articles

157 Altruism

158.Reflections of the Thoughts of Philosophers

159.Attachment

160.Equalism.

161.Fine Arts

162.No Worries

163.Avoidance of Gold

164.Astronomy

165. Deserts will Become Orchards

166.Scientific knowledge for All

167.Love and Duty

168.Water Facilities

169.Roads Inside the Hills

170.Simple Meditation

171.World Peace Year

172.Service Without Attachment

173.Peaceful Atmosphere

174.Prestigious Life

175.Silk

176.Changes Need in Society

177.Books Only for Knowledge

178.Crimes and Conspiracy Will Disappear

179.No Thief, No Lock

180.All Wealth for All

181.No Fear of Death

182.No Superstitious Beliefs

183.Evils of Remarriage

184.Changes in Future

185.„ „

186.Congested Cities will Disappear

187.Criminal codes will shrink

188.Importance of Society

189.Love for Animals

190.Scientific Advancement

191.Turn to Positive Creativity

192.Net Result of Sciences Essential

193.Science and Revelation

194.Equality

195.Free from Hunger and starvation

196.Freedom of Life

197.Where is Our Freedom Now?

198.Moralisation of Character

199.A Suitable Plan for All

200.The Goal of Mankind



May the whole world enjoy prosperity, happiness and peace.

Dear Sisters and Brothers of the world! Let us all dedicate a few moments of our time to focus our noble thoughts upon the welfare of humanity and peace of the world. All of us may invoke the Divine Knowledge of the philosophers, yogis, siddhas and social reformers who have sacrificed their lives for the emancipation of mankind and prayed for world peace. As a token of gratitude and duty consciousness towards the world community, which gave birth, food, cloth, all kinds of articles and facilities, education, social status etc., according to our receptivity and deservingness, let all of us jointly wish all mankind a happy, prosperous and peaceful life. As the author of the book 'World Peace', I take the privilege of requesting you to spread your valuable thought waves in the cosmos, so that this noble thought will penetrate into the minds of the people of the world which will in due course change the environment all around and from all angles of life and bring permanent peace on earth.

World Peace is a great, valuable and deep subject covering all aspects of man and all ages of mankind in the evolutionary process of Nature. I respectfully invoke the Divine Knowledge of Total Consciousness - Universal Being - to grace me and direct me to write, fixing my mind in natural Justice, without any prejudice.

I have already written a book an World Peace in Tamil in the year 1952; it was published in 1957. In that book all my expressions were in poetic form and commentaries thereof. It has been out of print for a long time, and now my friends of Tamil Nadu have demanded another edition. I thought it would be more widely beneficial if the English commentary also is incorporated for every poem in this new edition. Hence this edition has come out as a combined volume with both English and Tamil commentaries. All the poems are original, and elaborate English commentary is added for each poem. As the poetry itself is in simple language, it will not be difficult for the people of Tamil Nadu to understand them. At the same time, because of the inclusion of the English commentary in this edition, people of many nations will also come to know the essential meanings of the poems

For the information of the reader I wish to convey the true Nature of my mental attitude and objectives of my life. I have clearly realised the Truth without any doubt and surrendered my fractional consciousness (ego) to the Total Consciousness, Universal Being. At the same time, realising the unquestionable fact that every man is the property of the society by reason that only society has done everything for the physical body's emergence and existence, I have surrendered all the benefits of my physical services to the society. So there is no trace of ego as self-pride but only the efforts of duty-consciousness. As long as the spirit is working in the physical body, and as long as there is need of help from the society to balance the physical needs, I have to render my services to the society in the way I am suited. Therefore I venture to write this book `World Peace'. I am fully satisfied that this is the best service to the humanity in the present circumstances. Generally the nations of people will always be different from one another in the judgement of needs, quality, quantity and time. Although all people have the desire for the World Peace, their methods of approach may differ. However, the ultimate aim is the achievement of World Peace at any cost. Because, the world has come to such a critical state to give up something for peace instead of sacrificing everything for war

My writings may not be received with full satisfaction by all people of the world. But I am sure that my ideas will enable all the people, who have self thinking capacity, to expand their minds to a greater extent and to help to solve many problems and hurdles in the approach to World Peace

This book consists two parts. The first part is RESEARCH. This will be useful to the present situation of human society and real needs of mankind. The second part deals with the SUGGESTIONS AND PLANS for world peace. In this part there is an ultimate plan for permanent peace on Earth by following a rational system of life, and also an interim plan to be carried out immediately as a first step to stop the war and prepare the humanity for a new world

Wishing all the readers and whole world a happy, prosperous and peace

Yours Sincerely,

Vethathiri


Dear Learned Friends

You have gone through this book with interest, sincerity and research attitude

This book has analysed the various rights and responsibilities of humankind. The problems that cause increasing miseries to humanity have been revealed clearly

This World Peace Plan emphasises the responsibilities of every individual and society. Life, according to this plan, has to be purified and made perfect on the basis of enjoyment and experience of occurrence development and change of happiness and misery

The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was of untested design and used 700 gm. of enriched uranium. It resulted in deaths of over 200,000 of the 350,000 people present in the city on that day. The bomb dropped on Nagasaki used plutonium and eventually killed 140,000 of the estimated 270,000 people present in Nagasaki at that time.

Mankind has attained enough advancement through research and technology in numerous fields. What is the result of this progress? By means of intensive research on Law of Nature, it is revealed that the functions of the body, consciousness and needs are same for the entire humanity. Bubble which arises from the water, remains as water, before its appearance and disappearance. Sound which comes by means of clap remains as silence, before it comes and goes. Similarly the existence of the Absolute Space, the Almighty should be realised by Man who faces birth and death.

The bubbles and clapping sounds are of different velocity and intensity. Similarly, there are differences in physical appearance and intellectual capacity among men. Along with this understanding we have become clear that humanity exists as an individual and as a society just like the co-existence of ocean and waves

All problems and miseries in humanity are mainly due to lack of understanding of this natural phenomena

In the first part of this book, the causes for the origin and growth of differences and conflicts among humanity and sufferings together with the ways to eradicate them, have been analysed

In the second part of the book, under the heading the resultant PLANNING, detailed analysis has been made indicating clearly how the ideal human life should be and the necessary plans to be adopted and to attain a noble life instead of living without understanding the real purpose of

The basic reasons for our problems and miseries are classified as follows

1. Many people in the world do not know how to live. That is, they are ignorant of the purpose

2. The social environment is not conducive even for those intellectuals who have understood the purpose of life to lead a noble life

3. The prevalence of unhealthy and unwanted competition in the production, conservation and use of the essential commodities

4. The fanatic attachment towards one's country, caste, religion, race, language, and property leads to increased conflicts and dissensing among humans. In order to get rid of deficiencies and attain harmonious life every man should understand the real value of human creation. Everybody should know that all the resources in the whole world belong to the entire humanity and we should have this broad and noble outlook

Abundant attachment to materials and money should be removed to achieve the goal of perfection.

Rearing up of children, Industries, Food, Clothes, Houses etc., should become common in the society within next fifty years. I have detailed the procedure to be adopted to bring this system into practice effectively and gradually

As a first step, a world organisation has to be formed and its branches have to be installed in the urban and rural areas by the efforts of the wisemen all over the world.

Without creating animosity towards any government or any country and with the upliftment of humanity as the ultimate aim, this world organisation must try and get the collective support of all political parties, all village societies and all associations which strive for spiritual development, to implement this plan.

I have emphasised in this book that this organisation must gather the collective strength of all noble men to work for world peace and this organisation should work for establishing number of technological universities all over the world.

Many persons may criticise my plan of making all the children as common property. This plan of mine cannot be brought into practice immediately by compulsion. When opportunities to large number of people in the society to get education go up, and when many people start understanding the philosophy of life and accept the same-this plan can be put into practice.

To make this plan spread among the people and to get acceptability from the people, women of higher status and intellectual capacity have to render their efforts and co-operation.

The problems in the life of mankind could be eradicated only by implementing this plan.

Many systematic plans have to be formulated to bring a phenomenal change in the outlook of the people to enable them to realise the advantage of making the development of children as a common and general responsibility of the

The methods that are suggested in common rearing up of children, will create a strong belief among the people that the plan is better than bringing up the children by their own parents. People may feel that is not better culture to bring up their children.

In the completed social life, unwanted habits and pain breeding deeds are to be rooted out and peace resulting life styles, research are to be encouraged. The existing parent-children attachment should vanish. l have made this very clear in this book.

I have made the marriage system simple by this plan. Marriage is nothing but the acceptance and concurrence of the society for the desire of a man and woman to live together as husband and wife. Excess expenditure and rituals should be avoided in the marriage functions. Even now we may try to introduce effectively the register marriages.

It will further help the development of the society, if the marriage and the funeral ceremony are made as common responsibilities of the government.

I have also given clues to eradicate the debts, and private business gradually and to make all the resources of the world as common property to all. In the society, the difference in the economic status among people is a perennial disease. The debts are the reflection of this disease.

All the miseries in human life are mainly because of this social diseases. This disease should be rooted out by using the achievements and developments which man has attained in economics and science. Never the economic inequality should arise again in this world. In the 'distant future, people should talk among themselves that men in the past because of their ignorance were having the practice of giving and borrowing money and were suffering in large measure. This economic plan has been advocated here to achieve an egalitarian society.

Clear guidance is given here to bring the co-operative method of production and business into practice and then subsequently to switch over the practice of performing the above things without the medium of money.

In the field of economics, it is necessary for the world to bring a revolutionary change. Economic reformation does not mean grabbing from the rich and distributing to the poor. We should not consider money alone is property. The commodities which are useful for life and the industries which are meant for producing those commodities should be considered as wealth.

Our way of reformation is not the one which prevents some people to enjoy the facilities in the life. But, it is to bring equal opportunities to everybody to enjoy the facilities of life instead of those facilities getting stagnated with a few persons only. Instead of few rich people we have to make more number of persons to become rich. After the overall development of wealth due to maximum utilisation of natural resources, followed by plans to be formulated to enable everybody to enjoy the wealth on co-operative basis. Afterwards equality and democratic socialism are to be effectively brought in gradually in such a way that all the wealth in the world belongs to all who live in the world.

Some countries are against for equal rights and socialism. I wish to point out here that the attitude of some people to earn money by doing even harm to others and their arrogant habits will develop in the world until the poverty remains in the world and the concept of enjoyment of life is based on money.

Gradual increase of the capacity to manufacture deadly weapons is another danger in the future. If people who crave for money and who earn money in unjustifiable manner start using these deadly weapons, then how horrible the results will be? I request all the countries to think seriously about this.

If the social reformation is brought in such a way that each individual in this world lives without any fear or worry about life, then apart from that what else can be achieved by means of money or by means of property ownership?

If knowledge and character develops in an individual, who is rich enough, what he will do with those? He will think to uplift so many downtrodden people, by using his wealth. Is it not? That is unchangeable nature of the humanity. If everybody becomes rich in money, then what will be the fate of money?

Because of the prevailing method of property right and possession, many essential commodities which are basic necessities for all people, are being stored by few persons unlawfully and wasted unnecessarily.

Who can occupy the space in the earth more than the volume of his body? Who will eat more than the food which he can afford to digest? What is the use and what is the necessity for a man in claiming rights over anything beyond his requirements.

If a man, who lives in this society takes unwanted burden of protecting individual properties, then is it not like a man travelling in a cart carries a loaded bag on his head?

Money is always encircling every man and creating clashes among all men. Death only gives relief to him from the grip of money. At present this knowledge and character are developing among a number of rich people in the world.

Without knowing, those rich people of good nature are moving towards socialistic society only where the humanity will get equal rights. Therefore opposition for socialism can exist only until knowledge develops highly with the rich people.

Therefore, dear friends, please think. How many people are using and enjoying the articles and commodities you produce! How many people have worked hard to produce the articles, and commodities which you use?

I am trying to emphasise here that maintaining equality in the humanity is essential. At the same time you all are, by knowing or without knowing, working for the same noble cause. When you find favourable results for your actions, you will appreciate my suggestions.

In some countries socialism is practiced. I would like to say to the people of those countries as well as in other countries, that socialism does not confine equitable distribution of wealth. For the welfare of the mankind everybody should become common resource to the humanity. This is the real socialistic philosophy.

To understand that all universal actions are prompted or emanated in static and dynamic states, one should understand the philosophy of consciousness. You will realise that the origin of your consciousness is the above said dynamic state.

Therefore by that you will come to know that all living beings in the world are functioning by having the same origin and there is nothing in the world except the two feelings of pleasure and pain. When your mind attains this broad outlook, you will become generous and sympathetic towards the persons who show reluctance towards this socialistic philosophy without knowing the greatness of it.

This concept of socialistic philosophy should expand from the level of materialistic approach to the level of your consciousness. Then, the crude desire to establish the socialistic society by even killing or conquering some people will get diminished. No where in this world there will be people who do not respect the sacrifices of others. But, all such sacrifices must be with proper research and also must be beneficial to the society.

Also, if only the mankind becomes united by noble thoughts, the philosophy of socialism will attain perfection. The main reasons for the differences among men are undue attachment towards one's country, community, caste, language, religion, relatives and money. You have to -assess first what all in the above seven, you have already dropped and what all are yet to be dropped? If you destroy the undue attachment towards money and relatives, then automatically all the, other attachments will vanish.

Therefore, Oh! friends, who have faith in socialistic philosophy! Till you consider the other man as your enemy, your ideology will not become strengthened and will not yield results. You please try to work vigorously to eradicate ignorance and to change the unwanted habits. By that you will become the ideal persons of performing your duties, with clear understanding.

Another plan is charted out in this book to enable every one to go around the world at least once in his/her life time. By this, a positive approach will arise in everybody's mind to avoid claiming himself belonging to a particular country. Once if you attain this broad outlook, life will be always with duty consciousness and research mentality.

In this book, I have shown this world peace plan as two stages, one is first phase (Beginning Stage) plan and another is final stage plan. The beginning stage plan can be gradually implemented within a period of fifty years, and the final stage plan can be implemented in a phased manner within another period of hundred years.

The aim of the beginning stage plan is to prepare and change the atmosphere and the knowledge level of the people to suit the final stage plan. Also by this beginning stage plan, the miseries and problems prevailing in the society must reduce gradually.

Oh! Dear student and young friends! The world awaits anxiously for your noble service. You all may become members of the nearest branch of the World Peace Organisation (World Community Service Centre) and contribute your share to bring this plan into action. By that, you will become intellectuals who help for the development of morality and you will pave a way for a great TURNING POINT to this world.

To implement this plan effectively and successfully, the valuable assistance and guidance of all political leaders, all rich people, all the intellectuals and all the religion heads is necessary. I am sure it is practically possible to get their co-operation.

Dear Intellectuals! Let us strive hard for the welfare of the society, by keeping constant awareness of this noble ideal in our thought, word and deed.

Let us not forget that the welfare of the society alone is the investment of life for every individual and let us perform our duties with noble aims.

Let all of us utilise the strength of our knowledge and the physical strength to attain the permanent World Peace.

 
For any enquiries kindly mail to info@vethathiri.org
©-2007 Vethathiri.org, its all rights reserved. Designed by: IT-Department, Aliyar. Site Optmized for 1024x768