Our Outlook, Vision & Strategy

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Enlightened Society, a primary focus…

Evolving an enlightened society through the moral, intellectual and spiritual development of the people will be one of our primary focuses. Again, to avoid wrong inferences, we emphasise that things like spiritual orientation and development are independent of any religious connotations. An enlightened society is one in which the people have liberated themselves of ignorance; overcome prejudice, hate and hypocrisy; risen above petty things; and have cultivated a sound sense of peace, harmony, mutual-trust, mutual-respect, humility, compassion, brotherhood, universal love, sacrifice, honesty, integrity, self-discipline, perseverance, rationality, strong social consciousness and selfless service to one another and the nation. Such a society transforms naturally into a happy and contented nation, marching ahead on the path of progress and prosperity.

Not 'Service-providers'…
While we pledge ourselves unconditionally to the service of the nation, we would like to note that we are not ‘service providers’. By selfless service we mean to serve the nation without any expectation of reward/returns to ourselves. We are here to make things work properly i.e. to ensure that the system functions honestly and efficiently, and there is peace, and harmony in the society and not, always, do all the things ourselves. We firmly
believe, all people ought to strive themselves to rise above their miseries. We will guide,train and encourage people to take lead in their own affairs.

Make eligible to Guide/Lead…
Our own moral, intellectual and spiritual heights determine the height, to which we can elevate the society. We can change any entity like a society or nation, when we are more advanced in our thoughts, and more disciplined, active and efficient ourselves than the entity itself. Electric current passes from high potential to low potential. So we can dream of changing society for better, only if we are any better than the society itself. Therefore, it will be of utmost concern to our associates to be active and efficient themselves and to guard against falling prey to the evil tendencies and excuses. We will ensure purity, discipline, efficiency and initiative among our associates. No dishonest, opportunist or sluggish element will have a place in Rashtrotthan Sankalp.As a result we may grow slow in the initial years. But there's no question of compromising on our fundamentals.

Political power indispensable to efforts of Societal Transformation…
The transformation of the society and the country will not come about only by voluntary service among the people. Society and the government / state are interrelated and there is continuous interdependence and exchange between the two. For the government to be good, the society has to be good, so as to supply good officials and leaders for its own service. On the other hand, as discussed earlier, we need a good system or government to enable breeding and development of goodness in society. Good government ensures evil and anti-social forces are destroyed or kept at bay and also actively promotes programmes, activities and legislation that are progressive and create harmonious conditions in the society. In turn, the society supplies good leaders and officials to the government, thus completing the cycle. This cycle of interdependence, flow and exchange is perpetual. If we have a good society and government , goodness will flow and lead to a 16 virtuous cycle. Whereas, if evil tendencies and forces are dominant in the society and government, evil will flow and lead to a vicious cycle of badness. Political power is thus indispensable to efforts for societal transformation. Therefore, we will always work with the understanding to reinforce our efforts with righteous political power.

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