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Jeevan-Vidya Madhyasth Darshan Basic Literature
A small note on the Literature: The need to take the information about the Alternative proposal of Madhyasth Darshan was felt by the propounder, Shri Nagraj Sharma and the books were published between 1975 and 2008. The entire work has been written in the classical Indian style (3 sets: Darshan, Vaad and Shastra), and is currently available only in Hindi. The style of language has a lot of Sanskrit influence. Work of translating the same into English is underway. The literature has been written using the paribhasha style. Paribhasha means definitions. I.e. The words that are used are from what is already available in tradition, but the definitions have been given anew by the propounder. i.e. these words have been redefined. The definitions, or paribhasha - links the words to meanings in reality - entities in reality are as meanings, and on reading the words with the definitions (paribhasha ), it becomes possible to understand the same meanings ourselves. i.e. These words are pointers to meanings in reality, which can be studied, understood ('seen') and realized by a human being, in himself. The Human being is ultimately the carrier of this knowledge. The books contain information only. The books are not mutually exclusive of each other - they are linked: since it is the same existence, reality they are addressing, only seem from different dimensions and at different levels. Knowledge itself is such that all of it can be captured in a single line: that said, reading the entire literature is recommended in order to get a complete picture of the work. It is hoped that the books would be used for their purpose: to have the information and be able to 'see' or understand the reality for oneself. Knowledge, or understanding is transferred in this manner. It is a requirement that the literature be studied with the accompanying definitions or paribhasha. The purpose of publishing the books is neither for publicity nor for profit. It is hoped that you would use these books to have the understanding yourself. Contact information for procuring the books: The books can be downloaded for free from the downloads section on this website.Click here For printed copies, see below: Main Centre Shree N S Puranik The whole set costs about Rs 1000, including the cost for shipping within India. For shipping overseas, the cost may be higher. Money could be sent by Postal Money Order. Others Pune/Maharashtra: Shriram Narasimhan. Ph: 09823025028; Email: zshriram@yahoo.com Kanpur: Kumar Sambhav: Ph: 09935602778; Email: kumarms3@yahoo.com * It is strongly recommended that you get an introduction to the entire work via a shivir/workshop in addition to reading the books. This is because the words have been used in a precise sense that is different from the meanings we may associate with these words, which may lead to misinterpretation. Attending the workshop would give you an overall idea and scope of the work. The books are categorized as under: Darshan (Insight,Awakening) This set of books focus on the actual understanding/realization achieved of reality. The meaning of the word Darshan means direct insight or 'sight',which leads to awakening. Hence, Darshan can also mean awakening. In order to have darshan we need to have a drishta or seer, and drishya or seen. These books are available in 4 volumes
Vaad (Thought) Vaad or thought is the expansion in thought of the realities seen/realized/understood at the level of darshan.
Shastra The Shastra's contain the implementation of this understanding in human society, its implementation and manifestation in human organization, in human tradition.
Others
Yojana
The figure below gives an overview of the organization of the literature (figure by Rakesh Gupta)
Names of books in English (Books are in Hindi only, just the names of the books are given in English below)
Recommended Order of reading the books:
Per baba the order is below: Jeevan Vidya ek Parichay (Jeevan Vidya a Primer)
This book provides a good overall introduction to the entire work. It has been written in a conversation format (the book is the transcription of discussions with the propounder: Shri A Nagraj Sharma). It covers the background and history of his investigation, a critique of current systems of knowledge, and a recount of the events during the years leading to completion of this 'work'. It the goes on to cover the nature of consciousness, activities in the self, commentary on atoms, etc. The meaning of economics, sociology, psychology, etc are also touched upon. There is a set of questions and answers at the end of the book, covering Nagraji's response to Darwin, Adam Smith and Freud. There are questions and responses to: human purpose in existence, the issue of units and space, health, etc. Below is an excerpt from this book (translation by Rakesh Gupta) "Apart from humankind, the rest of nature is already in orderliness. Every human-being too has this thirst for being in orderliness to some degree. Books from prevalent education-systems don't establish in students an understanding of innate orderliness in existence. It is only with existential-knowledge of orderliness that a human-being becomes capable of realizing human-dharma (intrinsicness) by participating in orderliness. Human-dharma is living in orderliness. Dharma of every entity is living in orderliness and participating in the larger orderliness. In this way - dharma of matter-order is 'to be' or 'to exist'. Plant-order's dharma is 'to grow' along with existing (being). Animal-Order's dharma is - 'to live' along with growing and existing (being). Dharma of human-being in knowledge-order is 'to live with happiness' along with growing and existing (being). Happiness is human-dharma. Happiness will happen with resolution. Resolution will happen by living in orderliness. Living in orderliness depends on human-being's wisdom. Wisdom essentially is - getting existential-knowledge in buddhi of existence, jeevan, and humane-conduct. Existential-knowledge in orderliness naturally leads to commitment to orderliness - as truth's-conviction. Living with this commitment and conviction leads to one living in orderliness - and living thus, we can build better situations. Humane-education will need to be accepted which will result in arising of true-intellect. There is no other way of saving Earth from a complete disaster. It is needed. If we don't understand this now - the circumstances of tomorrow will force us to understand it. In this way - living in dharma is living in universal-orderliness as an undivided-society. My vision of undivided-society is - Human race is one, its works are many. Human dharma is one, solutions are many. Man can do many kinds of work - such as farming, weaving, etc - for living with happiness. Until and unless we recognize the whole of humankind as one race - how could the work of goodness even begin? Human race is one - we can accept it by recognizing that every human-being has the same objectives - of becoming happy, of becoming prosperous, of becoming resolved, of becoming fearless, and of realizing coexistence perennially. When we pave the way for fulfilling these objectives its basis can only be the understanding that - "human race is one, human dharma is one". Way to happiness is termed as dharma (or orderliness). The orderliness that can be established in one space and time can also be established in another space and time - that's the beauty of this proposal". Words are used to point to meanings in existence. The purpose of words is so that humans can communicate with each other. The fundamental objective of communication is to communicate knowledge. Existing languages are being used to express the meanings of madhyasth darshan. A need was felt to redefine the words since they carry a lot of connotations from the past. The definitions or paribhasha essentially connect the words to meanings in reality. Entities in existence are in the form of meanings, and it is the human that understands them. On paying attention to the words being used, we are able to understand what it means, i.e we are able to recognize or know the meanings expressed by those words. The basic need of the human being is to live with meanings. Meanings are definite, once known they do not change. Man wants to know, he wants to be definite. He is not satisfied with just living with words. The purpose of paribhasha samhita is to enable us to understand the meanings being indicated by the madhyasth darshan literature. The meanings are in existence: have always been, will always be. Anyone can understand them. Adhyayan Bindu (Topics of Study) Jeevan-Vidya Madhyasth Darshan is a set of proposals on reality, covering all dimensions of human existence. The stages in understanding this include: getting the information, thinking over it, evaluating it, doing logical analysis, comparing it, verifying it in living, and then going in deeper to penetrate the meanings being conveyed by the words so as to know and recognize the realities in existence for oneself, and then to live the expression of this understanding. The Topics of Study book has been written to provide a listing of topics that need to be covered in order to accomplish this completely. It is meant for those taking the workshops/shivirs, as well as those engaged in studying the work- a syllabus. A sample listing of topics is as under: Knowing Existence
Framework for Humane Education
Manav Vyawhaar Darshan (Awakening in Human Behavior) This was the first book to be written in the 1970's. It is written in the form of aphorisms (sutras's). The text in it has been categorized as:
Table of Contents
Below is the preface in English of the book (English translation by Rakesh Gupta) Every human-being uses its faculties of appearance, power, and intelligence to achieve position and wealth. This has led to emergence of myriad human-expressions in different geographical conditions. There is a natural-expectation in humankind for realizing mutual harmony among all its expressions. The divisions in humankind are observed due to variations in human-expressions, wealth-accumulations, and expansionist tendencies. Human-communities got formed primarily to achieve freedom from fear. Humans originally invented tools and weapons to overcome fear of animals and forces of nature. Use of these weapons between two humans, two families, and two communities - is called war. At the root of wars is variation in culture, civility, norms, and systems (within communities). Along with this are the expansionist tendencies. This is the focus-point. Every community, family, or sect believes its culture and civility to be superior to that of others - and therefore considers expanding its ownership and accumulations as judicious. Consequently, it prophesies and expositions these in work and behaviour. It's the same status with every community. This observation of human-history tells that every community carries a sacred conviction for achieving universality. Madhyasth Darshan has emerged to realize this universality. Madhyasth Darshan shows the way for realizing humane-civility, humane-culture, humane-norms, and humane-systems based on proofs. It is my good fortune to present Madhyasth Darshan, which along with achieving humane-society devoid of communalism realizes the natural-expectation and thirst in every human-being for justice, resolution, prosperity; and achieving success as completeness in coexistence. Coexistence itself is harmony within self. State of harmony is based on commonality in appearance, qualities, natural-characteristics, and dharma - which is naturally evident. For example - matter-order is appearance-based-harmony. Vegetations, i.e. Plant-order is quality-based-harmony. Animal-order is exposition of harmony based on natural-characteristics and their inalienable desire to live. Undivided-ness in humankind is by "dharma-based" harmony. It is impossible to achieve harmony in humankind on the basis of appearance, qualities, or natural-characteristics - like other natural-orders. If that had been possible, the realizing of knowing and believing of coexistence would have happened in those natural-orders. However that didn't happen, is naturally evident before us. Therefore further progress for transilience in next-plane became evident. Possibility of dharma-based-harmony is clearly evident in humankind. Achieving this is the ultimate human-objective, and Madhyasth-Darshan aims to make this fully available for all. Dharma-based-Harmony means achieving omni-dimensional resolution. This Earth - which is a component of one universe among infinite universes in the pervasive empty Space - the humans living here are extremely fortunate, because they have a golden opportunity and resource for studying and experimenting of deterioration and progress. Abhyudaya (omni-dimensional resolution) is inspiring everyone that - "Valuate your self - so that you can eschew mistakes and crimes, and as a result you will never become sorrowful, get beaten, or become destitute." For valuating one-self the following fundamental and naturally-evident basis will need to be internalized: -
We need to study the fundamentals for understanding norms and principles of orderliness so that following objectives can be achieved: One - For developing capacity, ability, and readiness in every human-being, so that (s)he could recognize other human-beings as human-units and could conduct oneself thereby, Two - For perpetuity of coexistence, equilibrium, resolution, fearlessness, and happiness, Three - For becoming capable of living with strength required for living with self-wealth, morality, and behaviour filled with kindness, Four - For getting a convenient path that gets movement from inhuman-ness to human-ness, and from human-ness to godliness and divineness, Five - For spontaneously delivering social responsibilities, Six - For knowing the naturally-expected humane-culture and civility, Seven - For progress in nation for culture and civility For making this study easier, I am experiencing extreme happiness while presenting the first part - Manav Vyavhar Darshan (The Awakening in Human-Behavior) of the scripture "Madhyasth Darshan - Saha-Astitva-Vad" - to the entire humankind. I have complete trust that upon studying these words meant for indicating realities - this scripture shall inspire for establishment of views, qualities, and inclinations of human-ness in your behaviour and conduct - and would be helpful for enhancing your personality, so that -Earth shall become Heaven, Men shall become Divine May humans realize themselves, Coexistence
Space is permeable and transparent in entire material and conscious nature. Other names that indicate Space are - supreme-self, God, lord, consciousness, absolute-energy, and complete.
Manav Anubhav Darshan (Awakening in Human Realization) [Contents of the book] Below is the preface in English of the book (English translation by Rakesh Gupta)
This Anubhav-Darshan is expression of existential-experience and its grandeur. Coexistence in existence is a reality. Development-progression in coexistence is a reality. Development-completion (as jeevan) in development-progression is a reality. Jeevan's awakening itself is expression, communication, and exposition of its capacity, ability, and readiness for existential-experience. Consequently, a human-being experiences himself to be inseparably actively-present in existence. A human-being - as an inseparable part in existence -always has a close possibility of expressing jeevan's awakening. Every human-being has equal capacity for existential-experience - and therefore expression of existential-experience is universal. Hence, I am experiencing truth's-authenticity while expressing Karma-Darshan before you. Truth's-authenticity itself is bliss, and is the expression of existential-experience. Existential-experience itself is solution in communication, and justice in behavior - and its continuity. Existential-experience is indicator of awakening in jeevan. All activities of nature - whether material or conscious - are active-presence as forcefulness in their natural-states, and power in their natural-flow. Natural-flow is impossible without natural-state (or being-ness). On this basis, existential-experience itself is bliss in natural-state and truth's-authenticity is its natural-flow as proof and solution. Hence, this expression is for your achieving existential-experience and jeevan's awakening by method of study. I experience great happiness while offering this presentation to humankind. Manav Abhyas Darshan (Awakening in Human Practice) [Contents of the book] Below is the preface in English of the book (English translation by Rakesh Gupta)
The need for Abhyas-Darshan was felt for producing proofs of solution in every aspect, angle, direction, and context on the basis of Existence Rooted Human Centric Resolution. Prior to this presentation, Manav Vyavhar Darshan explains knowledge as a combination of following three - knowledge of jeevan, knowledge of existence expressing itself as coexistence, and knowledge of humane-conduct. These can be practiced in living without any mystery - is a matter of happiness. I experience happiness while presenting this Abhyas Darshan to humankind - while experiencing the need and possibility for universalizing the above mentioned Darshan. I trust that every human-being naturally-expects to realize himself with wisdom, solution, and prosperity - and wants to participate in family and universal-orderliness. This Abhyas-Darshan will be an inspiration for realizing these objectives in every human-being, and thereby upkar will get realized. And with this definitiveness I wish: May Earth be Heaven, May Men be divine, Table of Contents
Manav Karm Darshan (Awakening in Human Behavior) [Contents of the book] Below is the preface in English of the book (English translation by Rakesh Gupta)
This Karma-Darshan is expression of existential-experience and its grandeur. Coexistence in existence is a reality. Development-progression in coexistence is a reality. Development-completion (as jeevan) in development-progression is a reality. Jeevan's awakening itself is expression, communication, and exposition of its capacity, ability, and readiness for existential-experience. Consequently, a human-being experiences himself to be inseparably actively-present in existence. A human-being - as an inseparable part in existence -always has a close possibility of expressing jeevan's awakening. Every human-being has equal capacity for existential-experience - and therefore expression of existential-experience is universal. Hence, I am experiencing truth's-authenticity while expressing Karma-Darshan before you. Truth's-authenticity itself is bliss, and is the expression of existential-experience. Existential-experience itself is solution in communication, and justice in behavior - and its continuity. Existential-experience is indicator of awakening in jeevan. All activities of nature - whether material or conscious - are active-presence as forcefulness in their natural-states, and power in their natural-flow. Natural-flow is impossible without natural-state (or being-ness). On this basis, existential-experience itself is bliss in natural-state and is truth's-authenticity in natural-flow as proof and solution. Hence, this expression is for your achieving existential-experience and jeevan's awakening by method of study. I experience great happiness while offering this presentation to humankind. Table of Contents
Table of Contents of Science Based on Coexistence
Avarthansheel Arthashastra (Cyclical Economics) [Contents of the book]Vyawharvaadi Samajshastra (Behavioral Sociology) [Contents of the book]Manav Sanchetana Vaadi Manovigyan (Human-Consciousness Oriented Psychology) [Contents of the book]
Below is the preface in English of the book (English translation by Rakesh Gupta) I experience great happiness while presenting to humankind this thesis -human-consciousness oriented psychology. The psychology oriented on mania for sex is prevalent today in education - that claims that humankind's entire grandeur is realized on the basis of sensuality. I couldn't accept its proposition - as I naturally-expect solution, happiness, and prosperity. Along with this I valuated what should be in the place of prevalent psychology? Whatever literature is available thus far couldn't provide answers for this question. Therefore I did intense resolution which resulted in spontaneous emergence of this psychology. All dimensions where I have experienced in existence and lived - I have testified those here. I trust that every human-being upon reading something, tests and accepts the meaning based on his own vast mental-capacities. In this way, he becomes able to receive the vastness indicated by few words and sentences of the literature. This is a natural-grandeur of humankind. Human-consciousness means - everyone has visualization-abilities and freedom-of-karma. Everyone is conversant with this. Consequently, every human-being is able to accept and reject any proposition at the level of thinking and desiring - which gets manifested in work and behavior. Apart from this, every human-being also tries to test the indicated meanings for their purposes. I have recognized natural human-purpose (objectives) to be solution, prosperity, fearlessness, and coexistence. I have presented this thesis of Psychology for realizing these purposes in human-tradition. Every human-being gets in natural-state of accepting and realizing a proposition in a definitive-way, only when it is connected with his natural-purposes. Therefore above purpose is bound to realize for humankind. In essence, I have presented this psychology in the form of way-of-thinking for realizing universal-harmony in humankind. This expression incorporates the intent that every human-being is a seeker of truth naturally. And he also naturally intends to realize what he accepts to be truth. These two simple intents are found to be there in every common individual. I valuated myself as a human-being - in my quest for truth. I began my quest on this basis itself. I found within myself that the capacity, ability, and readiness for understanding is innate in me. On the basis of understanding with resolution, I began recognizing my way-of-thinking for fulfilling human-purpose. Consequently I resolved and experienced coexistence in my jeevan. I called these activities (of thinking, resolution, and experiencing) as jeevan. The way-of-thinking which is committed for realizing human-objectives. I enumerated this way-of-thinking as 122 conducts and have communicated them in a sequential manner here. I found humane-conduct to be a combined expression of values, humane-character, and principled-living. With realizing of humane-conduct - I am capable of living with truth for many many known and unknown people. It's a well-known fact that a human-being lives with happiness upon realizing trust. I also came to know this. Everyone has natural-expectation for trust and happiness. Therefore, this psychology shall be inspirational for humankind's living with trust within self, living in families, living as undivided-society, and living in universal-orderliness. This is my wish for universal-goodness. If human is, human-ness has to be. Website Last Updated: 22nd November 08
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