DIVYA CHETANA ODISHA

 ଚେତନା ପ୍ରବାହ ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ଚେତନା ବିକାଶ ପରିଷଦ, ଓଡ଼ିଶାଙ୍କ ତ୍ରୈୟମାସିକ ମୁଖପତ୍ର ଉପକ୍ରମଣିକା- ବର୍ମାନ ମାନବ ସମାଜ ମୂଲ୍ୟ ସଂକଟ ଓ ·ରିତ୍ରିକ ଅଧୋପନର ଚରମ ସୀମାରେ ଉପନୀତ । ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସାଂପ୍ରଦାୟିକ ଧର୍ମର ଦ୍ରୁତ ପ୍ର·ର ଓ ପ୍ରସାର ସେ୍ୱ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏଗୁଡ଼ିକର ନିରାକରଣ ହୋଇ ପାରୁ ନାହିଁ । ଧର୍ମରେ ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକତା ଅପେକ୍ଷା କର୍ମକାଣ୍ଡକୁ ବିଶେଷ ମହ୍ୱ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିବା ହେଉଛି ଧର୍ମୀୟ ଅବକ୍ଷୟର ପ୍ରଧାନ କାରଣ । ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକତା ବିହୀନ ଧର୍ମ ନିଷ୍ପ୍ରାଣ ଓ ମୂଲ୍ୟହୀନ । ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକତା ଯୁକ୍ତ ଧର୍ମ ଜାତି, ସଂପ୍ରଦାୟ ଓ ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରୀୟତାର ଉଦ୍ଧ୍ୱର୍ରେ । ବାରମ୍ବାର ଜନ୍ମ ମୃତୁ୍ୟ ଚକ୍ରରେ ଆବିର୍ତ ହୋଇ ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ଶକ୍ତିର ହ୍ରାସ ହେତୁ ଆତ୍ମ ବିସ୍ମୃତ ଦେହ ସର୍ବସ୍ବ ମାନବ ଭୌତିକ ସୁଖ ସାଧନ ସାଧନା ପ୍ରତିସ୍ପର୍ଦ୍ଧାରେ ତା’ର ସମସ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତି ଅପଚୟ କରି ·ଲିଛି । ପରିଣାମ ସ୍ବରୂପ ସେ କାମ, କ୍ରୋଧ, ଲୋଭ, ମୋହ, ଅହଙ୍କାର, ଇର୍ଷା, ଦ୍ୱେଷ, ଆଳସ୍ୟ, ଭୟ ଆଦି ମନୋବିକାର ଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତ । ସମାଜରେ ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ କ୍ରମ ବର୍ଦ୍ଧିଷ୍ଣୁ ଭ୍ରଷ୍ଟା·ର, ଅନୀତି, ଦୁର୍ନୀତି, ସ୍ବାର୍ଥ ପରାୟଣତା, ଲାଭଖୋର ମନୋବୃି, ସାମ୍ପ୍ରଦାୟିକତା, ଆଡମ୍ବର ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଜୀବନ ଶୈଳୀ, ଭୃଣହତ୍ୟା, ସନ୍ତ୍ରାସବାଦ, ଯୌନ ପ୍ରବଣତା, ଅବୈଧ ଯୌନ ସମ୍ପର୍କ, ଅପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ଯୌନ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ, ଶୋଷଣ, ଅପରାଧ ପ୍ରବଣତା, ଦୂରଦର୍ଶନ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର, ସମ୍ବ...

  What Am I? 1.         You are not this body. You are an eternal soul now abiding in this body. 2.         “I” and “MY” signify two separate entities. 3.         You are not this body, your body is but a tabernacle, or say your cottage. 4.         The soul is the driver in charge of the body which serves as a carriage also to the soul. 5.         The body and its organs are the means of action. 6.         The soul is a diamond, the body being the casket for it. 7.         There is a composite machine or assembly of instruments by means of which I speak, hear, see, work and move about, but I am different from it through I employ it (body). E.g.; - Telephone 8.         I am an entity differen...

  THE CONCEPTS OF VALUES & SPIRITUALITY                 The concepts of values & spirituality are more theistic religions & evolved & changed as the regions became socially governing entities. Over time religions have sub-divided into branches, leading to further variations of teachings & practices. Hinduism is both theistic & non-theistic. Buddhism & Jainism are non-theistic. The concepts & practices are concerned with explaining & reducing the phenomenon of suffering through self-restraint, non-violence & charitable action. Must of the religious literature focuses on the life & teachings of the founder & the history of the religion as an organisation. Hinduism is not a religion as such but a term referring to a vast reservoir of ancient beliefs, practices, philosophies & traditions that originate & prevail in India. It does not have an identified religious founder, & the belief var...

  Meditation as medicine PEOPLE today are very much aware of the importance of maintaining their physical health. Various means have been suggested as keys to improving one’s wellbeing, but the fact of psychological stability is still too often down played, either because its importance is not fully recognised or because no way of strengthening that stability has been known.     Numerous scientific investigations have undoubtedly proved that psychological stress can have a disastrous effect on physical health. In diseases like hypertension, diabetes, peptic ulcer, bronchial asthma, psychological stress is one of the factors for causing or complicating the disease process and also disturbs the recovery with pharmacological treatment. Never the less, the knowledge of harmful effects alone does not help us much to lead a life free of worries, stress and tension. More significantly, there is evidence that a simple means exist which relieves stress and re-establishes ...

  ETERNAL DRAMA OF SOUL, MATTER AND GOD  ·          Life is the name given to the state of physical being when the soul is there in a physical system and its consciousness is at work even though it may be at a low degree. Or, in other words, ‘Life’ is the name given to the state of the functioning body, especially when a soul is ensconced in it, whereas ‘Soul’ is a non-physical entity which may have existence and state of being even after leaving its gross body. Consciousness is one of the essential attributes of the soul; it may be manifest or may remain dormant. In this sense, ‘life’ and consciousness though closely related in a physical system, have two different meanings. ·          The existence of Thoughts, Ideas and Consciousness is an indubitable fact of human experience. Every human being thinks and every living being has consciousness and, therefore, the existence of Consciousness an...