Monday, 30 January 2017
Tourism –Beneficial Source For
India
Human beings
are curious and inquisitive by nature. They like to explore things and places
around them. During the entire evolutionary journey of humankind, people loved
to travel to explore and seek adventure. People still love to travel, explore
and seek adventure, but not out of some compulsion to ensure their survival
rather for leisure and fun.
This distinct
nature of human being has paved the way for the development of a full-fledged
service industry in the from of tourism around the globe and India is no
exception to this. Rather, India has for ages captivated and ruled the very
imagination and thoughts of traveller’s philosophers, historians, traders, and adventure-seekers.
So great prospects like within the Indian domain for the development of tourism.
Tourism Potential in India-
In terms of
tourism potential, India is the epitome of the world. No single country in the world
has been endowed with such diversity as varied geographical and climate conditions
as is India. This variety to geography and climate has made each part of India-the
deserts of Thor, coastal beaches of South India, the Himalayas of the North
Rainforests and Wetlands in the Northeast—beaming with scenic beauty favourable
for tourists destination. Throughout the year and across the country, mild temperatures
of South India, pleasant and cold freezing winters at hill stations in North
India, monsoonal rhythms of rainfall provide better and favourable condition
for tourism.
Apart from
geography of India, the entire course of Indian history from Hardpans
civilisation to the India of today, played a significant role to promote and nurture.
Indian tourism. The history has left its indelible mark in the form of various –statues , shrines , tombs, merest,
forts, palaces monuments, buildings-every piece of art or architecture gives us
a glimpses into the Indian past. The performing arts-music , drama and dance traditions
and customs , costumes , cousins, language, social norms and practices,
religious rites and festivals- are expression of the rich Indian culture and heritage
. This distinct culture of India has helped flourishing of variety of festivals
lively markets, vibrant lifestyle and traditional Indian hospitality- all of
which act as sources which attract foreign tourists to India. In a world based
on knowledge economy, and growing health consciousness, there can be seen a
pragmatic shift towards the conventional Indian wisdom based on –yoga and ayurveda.
Now-a-days,
yoga ayurveda and natural health resorts are contributing gretly to the growth of
Medical Trousism’ in India . also significant is the urge of ‘Spiritual Tourism’
in India people visiting the Ghats of Ganga, seeking peace and self-realisation
towards exploration of inner self.
Quote from the True Charm and
Power of Vedanta A view of Vedanta
Here, then
is a profound question. What is the individual man- is there any such thing, if
I am to speak about my philosophy is this connection. I must mention something –an
idea that made a very deep impression on my mind, I still carry that impression,
I still think it is true. You see, I feel even monistic Vedanta has fallen prey
to a mistake. even the great Shankara, who is recognized as the greatest monistic
Vedantist, even he fell into that error. However, we think he spoke in this way
not because he thought it final truth but just to help us. Every philosophy has
to have a standpoint, philosophy certainly is not just transcendental, ; it
tries to help people , to reach them where they are .Shankara took the
standpoint of objective idealism –the stand point of all men, all intelligent
men. He started with what they think and perceive, and so he said that there
are many beings, and infinite number of beings, and that these beings are
really Spirit, but that they have, through ignorance , forgotten that fact. These
beings have been endowed with a mind and a body, and they function through
them. To this complex Shankara gave the name of jiva. Jiva is translated “individual
self” that is to say, the Self individualized. it ahs become individualized by
being encased in the mind and the body. And so it is this which is seeking
knowledge, this individual , it is this which practice religion; it is this
which tries to conquer ignorance , it is this which is seeking knowledge, this individual,
it is this which practices religion, it is this which tries to conquered ignorance;
it is this which finds its identity with Brahman or God in the end . All of
which seems awfully nice. It is so satisfying all just right, true to our experience.
“I am in that condition, I am a miserable individual, however, i want to
conquer my misery” And Shankara goes on “Now you do this and do that, you discipline
yourself through worship, meditation ,
and all . in course of time you rill find that you are free from the bondage of the body and the
senses and the mind. You will begin to
realize that you are beyond these things and that you are pure Spirit;
eventually you will find you are identical with God, all this things you will experiences finally “ all this time ,
if you think deeply, you will find you have no proof that there is any such
strange animal as the jiva-no proof at all.
But, if He exists?
I drive joy
There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening
for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him.
One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something,
which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does
not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am
afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes
rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive
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