Man, being a conscious creature, lives his life not only to survive on Earth, but to make the most of his self-developed or self-experienced concept, giving rise to civilization and culture, custom and tradition, habits and customs. , morals and ideologies, religion and community. This concept that man consciously or unconsciously develops for himself gives the basic foundation to his life as a theory of the world and of the individual and an art of living social or national life even in discordant notes, thus shaping his entire attitude towards life. . , gives expression to everyone animated . This concept is nothing more than the philosophy of life without which Man is nothing more than a frog lying deep in the mud. Therefore, we can say that each and every man, educated or not, has his own philosophy based on his personal experiences or one borrowed from others. But to live life in its entirety, Man needs a philosophy based on universal experiences, which takes him from the finite to the infinite.
For the establishment of a good and perpetual coordination between human life and nature, it is indispensable to scrutinize life and the universe as a whole with reference to the ultimate cause that is well manifest in all existence. And philosophy is the most effective attempt in this direction, making an unbiased approach to all problems and aspects of life and existence. Being the basis of all knowledge and experience, it helps us to explore our life in terms of its extent, nature and value. The perfection of life, the search for Truth, the cultivation of righteousness, the attainment of freedom and happiness, and the appreciation of beauty are the points that create the center of philosophy and thus make a viable fetus that encloses the entire cosmos. Therefore, we can say that it is philosophy that sums up all of life and without it, life is like an uncharted island.
Without a doubt, philosophy is the greatest necessity of life, but philosophical knowledge in the true sense of the term cannot be obtained through the experience of the senses, which is limited only to appearances. In this context, Hegel says that philosophy is the knowledge of what is eternal, of God, and what springs from his nature. The purpose of the philosophy given by Hegel is already rooted at best in Vedanta which offers a cornucopia of knowledge and wisdom, displaying the royal and sacred wisdom of the Eternal. According to Swami Sivananda, true philosophy is based on intuition and seeks to rationally justify one’s faith in the Truth. That is, to learn philosophy is to have a self-introspection to know the Being, since it helps spiritually not only to realize the empirical existence but also the Eternal. Philosophy does not come out of nowhere, but is the result of Man’s self-intuition, when he wants to know about transcendental matters in a reflective state of mind. Verbal combat, like theorizing and lecturing, are just intellectual exercises and have no value. Feeling the truth and practicing it in life has to do with the importance of philosophy in life. Knowing about the Self is beyond the scope of science and scientists who take pride in their inventions and discoveries have realized that their success is confined to knowledge and observation that are unable to lead them to the ultimate cause that is found. beyond your knowledge. common reasoning and calculation. A well-known scientist, Eddington comments that scientists have chased the solid substance from the liquid continuum to the atom, from the atom to the electron, and there they have lost it.
Some people believe that philosophy is of no practical importance because it deals with something that is beyond our perception and understanding of everyday life. Actually, it talks about the Self and the Absolute which are not possible for a mortal like Man. know in a certain period of time. They say so because they suffer from a dualistic intuition that is only capable of reasoning with the current mental state and not of establishing and justifying the search for the highest goal. Accept the philosophy in life to reach God, freedom and immortality. Today Man on earth is living the life of a hunter who is chasing his prey in the wilderness of the hedonistic world beyond which lies the sweet plum whose taste is even more ecstatic than the feeling of joy that follows his success. in the current search. As a result, the current search of science is unable to unfold nature to infinity. Hence, science based on the senses and reason must be allowed to delve into philosophy based on integral intuition, which opens the door to mysticism and helps man to glimpse the Truth.
It is quite evident here that philosophy is the best kind of healing that not only calms our body and mind but also removes the cataract of ignorance to see the Truth. Thus, philosophy is an elixir that spurs us to wake up from our dogmatic sleep that seems to have sealed our spirit.
