‘Self contemplation must in today’s busy lives’

Nagpur: According to renowned thinker and Speaker Vivek Ghalsasi, in this era of chaos and technological advancements Sant Tukaram’s emphasis on having personal peace and minding one’s own business holds immense relevance.
“Tukoba throughout his life accentuated on the need of having a connection of our mind with soul. He was a propagator of mental peace and satisfaction which has today become a rare luxury,” he said.

Ghalsasi further elaborated on the need of observing some ‘private time’ and said, “As Lord Krishna has said, ‘World is nothing but happening and happening is a continuous process. It must not disturb your psyche’, we often mistake loneliness for peace — which is quite different. One can live in a fast moving world and yet can be connected to oneself.”

He was addressing a gathering at Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh’s library during an event titled ‘Deep Lavila Jana’ on Monday, where he and littérateur and secretary Prakash Edlabadkar spoke about the life and philosophies of the great saint. Also present were general secretary Vilas Manekar, member Sarvesh Fadnavis and writer Jyotsana Pandit.

Ghalsasi further said that the saint’s entire life’s work revolved around finding peace. “A saint’s peculiar peaceful and quiet demeanour was not achieved by him in a day, he knew the struggles of finding the true calling. Once he found it, he spent a good chunk of his life in publicizing its importance. Tukoba philosophized that no matter how chaotic the world gets, only being in touch with one’s inner peace will help one through it,” he added.

Mirroring his views, Edlabadkar praised the saint’s philosophy and said, “Quite early on his life, Tukoba was discontented with the society and its sorcerous ways. He often contemplated on people’s attitude and why he should be on its receiving end. The drama, negativity and arrogance around him drove him on the path of finding peace and enlightenment. He reflected on the negative characteristics and decided to pursue a peaceful life.”

Edlabadkar further talked about the relevance of his philosophy and said that in order to find our true calling, we must be peaceful. “It is imperative for us to reflect and act upon our true calling. We need to self-contemplate on our actions and carry on with our life with a purpose of fulfilling that. This, however, in no way means leaving behind society and living a life in woods, both can be achieved simultaneously,” he said.