The Background Paper
Interdisciplinary Research Projects
and
World Conference on Existential Harmony
- 2014
The world is facing many a challenge
like pollution of air, water and soil. Natural resources are fast depleting. Population
growth-rate is outstripping resources worldwide. There is an uneven
distribution of sources of livelihood. Multinational corporations are putting
undue pressure on governments and twisting their policies. Nuclear weapons pose an imminent threat to the survival
of mankind. Confrontationist policies and use of military power to resolve
economic and political interests are on the rise. Genocide, racism, fundamentalism
and terrorism have wrought havoc
worldwide. Issues relating
to personal life like rising divorce rate, depression, stress and lifestyle
diseases etc., are causing an unbearable tension in the society. Therefore, a
holistic approach is needed to grapple with the current unhealthy syndrome.
IASE (D) University
and Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahar, Rajasthan, India has launched a
hydra-headed Interdisciplinary Research Project on peace and harmony. Approximately
100 interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research projects would be
undertaken under the guidance of eminent professors and research scholars. The University has established Six Harmony
chairs (Harmony Professors) to co-ordinate these projects namely Chair of
Philosophical Harmony, Religious harmony, Harmony through Science &
Technology, Social Harmony, Political Harmony & Economical Harmony. This
will be followed by a World
Conference on Existential Harmony 2014 to explore the philosophy of existential harmony. The Conference
will also highlight the scientific aspects of the universal order and examine
social, economic and political theories with the objective of drafting a
universally acceptable curriculum for college and school students.
Research
studies, right from the earliest literature down to recent times are focused on
the essential cosmic harmony - interrelatedness and interdependence of all planets
and all beings. There is divine unity in the phenomenal diversity. There is continuity in the process of evolution in
the four stages of the Natural Order - material order, respiratory order,
animal order and knowledge order. Every
unit in the Nature is coherent from within and correlated to the Cosmic Order
from without. All existing living
and non-living objects are self-controlled and inherently balanced by the Laws
of Nature.
The Earth planet is an important part of
the whole cosmos. It is essentially governed by the Laws of Nature and it functions
in a harmonious manner. It serves as the most important natural source to the
survival of ‘N’ number of material bodies. On the Earth planet, there are
billions of objects, comprising human beings, flora and fauna, the atmosphere,
hydrosphere and geosphere, which are interdependent and interrelated in a harmonious
Order. This Order has its own intrinsic laws, which regulate its functioning,
articulating physical, chemical, biological and ecological aspects.
In order to live in harmony with Nature,
human beings must recognize and respect its intrinsic laws and its vital cycles.
In such a System, all the objects, being and non-beings have to live within
their limits as determined by the Law of Nature. Anybody who digresses from the
Law of Nature is bound to impinge upon the rights of others and disturb the
system of eternal harmony. Therefore, it is irrational and immoral to recognize
any kind of extraordinary privileges for human beings at the cost of several
other bodies / units of the Earth planet. Human beings have to understand their essential
obligations and function in coherence with the larger interest of existence.
The
human existence has to function and sustain itself within this System. Accordingly,
we need to create political, economic, religious and educational institutions in
consonance with the spirit of the laws of existential harmony.
In the domains
of natural and social sciences, research and explorations are going on to establish
this inherent synergy in different areas like atoms, cells, chemical and
physical activities, as also in the human activities. We should understand the elegance
of this coherent Order. The principles of harmonious existence will serve as a
beacon light in all human endeavors. Otherwise, human beings shall pay the price
for their negligence of the Law of Nature. We have to understand the meaning of
spiritual ecology i.e., living in harmony with everything that the nature has
created. Man must utilize the sources of nature as per his natural needs and
give up his wanton desire for exploiting and overpowering Nature. It will
also help the humanity to escape from conflicts and wars.
In spite of
differences, no nation has ever publicly rejected peace and harmony. To destruct
world peace and natural harmony is a crime against humanity and peaceful coexistence.
Sometimes a
question is asked: Is man violent by nature or does he desire peace? Some studies show that War is not a
natural instinct but it is an invention of the hallucinated minds. Some
historians opine that war is written by the warriors and winners to further
their agenda. The Nihilists also join this bandwagon to proclaim that peace and
harmony are unachievable.
The truth of
the matter is that the Homo sapiens are not destructive by nature. Social and biological
studies lend support to the ethics of universal brotherhood. In the unforgettable
Aristotelian axiom: “Man is a social animal.” The biblical literature has
beautifully encapsulated the truth: “God has created man in His own image.” How
beautiful are the words of the 19th century German philosopher
Hegel: “Man is the march of God on Earth.”
To our great satisfaction, the
spiritual Scriptures of the world and constitutional documents have always
espoused the cause of peace and harmony. We should not retard our ability to think
and reason in solving our problems. Solutions are possible and they are waiting
to be discovered only by unbiased and objective researches. Its time we shun
negative thinking.
Individuals and
organizations all over the world are striving to rectify human errors and
restore the system of global harmony. Let’s explore new possibilities and
alternatives to realize the harmony on the planet Earth. Every individual has
some responsibility to contribute to the process of global harmony.
OBJECTIVES:
·
To identify current
challenges in identifying “human problems” and solving them
·
To promote inter
& multi disciplinary research activities for Peace & Harmony
·
To orient the Global
academic community towards Peace & Harmony Studies
·
To establish,
promote & strengthen an International Centre for Peace & Harmony
Studies
·
To Draft an outline
of a Universal Curriculum for Peace & Harmony Education
·
To
bring out literature/books/Study Material/
Journal/Research Articles on
various topics related to Peace
& Harmony Education (Content Development)
·
To develop
Political, Social, Economic harmony Theories
·
To create a network
of Peace Researchers, Workers & Academicians
SUB-THEMES
PHILOSOPHY
·
Philosophy of Peace
& Harmony
·
Existence as
Co-existence
·
Philosophy of
science with reference to orderliness
·
Comparative &
Analytical studies of Philosophies
·
Objective of the
Philosophical studies
·
Dialectic Vs Order :
A Comparative Analysis
SCIENTIFIC
STUDY
·
Entropy And Order
·
Biological Order
& Harmony
·
Cellular Order &
Harmony
·
Solar system Order
& Harmony
·
Order in modern
cosmologies
·
Orderliness in
existence
·
Harmony in &
with nature
·
Historical Perspectives on God's Order, Man's Order, and the Order of
Nature
·
Harmonious pattern
in every unit
·
Symmetrical &
definite behavior
·
Co-existence: A
Synergetic order in existence
·
Universal Natural
order
·
Certainty &
definiteness
·
Purpose of
scientific study
·
The state of
Equilibrium & Self Controlled
·
Evolution as ad hoc
creation of order
·
Symmetrical patterns
in nature
SOCIAL
HARMONY
·
Need for Harmony and
humane governance for Social Order
·
Equality
·
Humanization
·
Social Justice
·
Homosapiens: One
Human Race
·
Harmonious
Society/Civilization
·
Humanity, Human
& Human Society
ECONOMIC HARMONY
·
Critical Analysis of
the Economic History
·
Concept of Economic
Justice - The Proprietary
Interest Model
·
Economic Equality
·
Justice based
management—based on Ownership sharing
·
A Just Economic
model
POLITICAL HARMONY
·
Political Harmony
and rule of law
·
Constructing the
Political Harmony in the Harmonious Social Sight
·
Political basis of a
harmonious society
·
The Pursuit of
Political Harmony in the Philosophy of "Harmony" of Marxism
RELIGIOUS HARMONY
·
Common Faith
·
Common Morality
·
Religious history
·
Common philosophies
in all religions
·
Interfaith & its
future
·
Religion & Human
religion
·
Inter-religious
harmony
·
Theories of
Religious Harmony
·
Religious Harmony,
Coexistence and Universal Peace
·
Harmonious
relationship in multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural world
·
Religious harmony
and world peace
·
Importance of Inter-Religious Harmony
·
Humanist Society and Religious harmony
·
Religious
Humanism
·
Secular
Religious Humanism
·
Peaceful & Religious Harmony
·
Socio-Religious Harmony
·
Communal harmony and peace building
·
Social, racial and religious harmony
·
One
Human race for a global unity
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