Chapter 4: Greek Specialization in Human Excellence: ItsLimitations
In this chapter, we find the
Greek
emphasis on
external political dimension
of man.In spite of this, the crucial
drawback
of Greek philosophy is that it
does notaddress the finality of death
. This is where the
Indian
thought process has beenable to develop an
inward spiritual dimension of man
that addresses the conceptof death.He concludes the chapter by
sympathizing with Socrates
, whose attempt to bringthe higher level into the thought process of the Greeks led to him being declared acorruptor of youth and eventually his death. He also goes on to suggest that
theindividual and society was left unsatisfied by this stagnation of humancreative energy at the sensate level
. He tries to further bolster this point byattributing a similar treatment of Jesus by the Jews.
Chapter 5: Indian Specialization in Human Excellence: It’sLimitations
Vivekananda suggests that lured by divine dimension,
India steadily neglectedthe political and sensorial dimension of man
.Thus, he urges Indians to wake up from the sleep of centuries and to act withcourage and achieve total human development. He encourages us to be
filled withan intense spirit of activity (
Rajas
)
, and adopting the
Bhagiratha spirit
(India’sequivalent of the Promethean spirit).
Chapter 6: Vivekananda’s Education in Total Human Excellenceunder Sri Ramakrishna
The author talks about the relationship between Narendra (Vivekananda) and
SriRamakrishna
, and how Vivekanada is urged to
seek the higher in not just
samadhi
but in every day life
.It is also mentioned that
people’s convictions lead to their character fruits
,which range in quality from sweetness to bitterness. However, in stead of viewing- 3 -
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