Churn for Bhārat

evolution of global culture


Yoga of Bhārat 

Since Yoga is so intrinsic to Bhārat, we present the Yogic model to properly view its psyche, in preparation for its evolution.

All non-harmonious memories, as part of the civilizational psyche, cannot be brainwashed away by dictat or constitution, or even formulaic education, and has to be resolved using essentially psychotherapy at the civilizational scale.

Thankfully a civilizational coherence is available intrinsically, through Yoga.

A Natural Weave

Rooting this search for an integrated cultural identity using the lens of Yoga can make a grand narrative more true to its native civilizational psyche, thus avoiding needless jingoistic aggression in this journey. 

Hence an Epic Narrative.

Each and every self-professed individual Bhāratiya though, also has their own narrative of life which usually takes immediate precedence given the impoverished beginnings of the Indian state, so  the challenge is to weave these into a comprehensive fabric for the grander identity. 

This is analogous to how the Tantric aspect of Yoga helps to weave the individual body through the fabric of Nature.

Tantra

Thankfully in the Indian context some of the key Sanskrit names that characterize the current democratic governance of the nation-state of India are actually derived from the word Tantra, and thus depict structures of the Yoga mind, such as :

The word Tantra, at its core, is a Yogic technique for invoking and embodying energies of Nature that we can first-hand experience the cosmos, and harness her powers. 

Outside of esoteric practices Tantra has come to mean, simply, a technique.

As an interesting aside, Yoga is characterized as "skill in action" in the Gita, Karmasu-kaushalam, as a way to perfectly hone technique in any aspect of life.

Loka-Tantra

The Sanskrit word Loka-Tantra is usually translated directly into democracy, but one imbued with the spirit of life energy, where:

Thus, Loka-Tantra is about crafting a conscious Being whose body is being expanded with the forces of Nature, not to embrace the entire cosmos-as-a-Conscious Being as in classical Tantra, but in this case Loka indicates the energy body of the entire nation-as-a-Conscious Being.

That is, the Loka-Tantra is the billion+ people who come together as a nation of citizens, within a single conscious energy being, its identity being formed as it comes literally to life, embodied in each of our physical living instances. 

As in any such conscious Being, each of its Chakras in this nation-as-a-Conscious Being refers to the needs for security, pleasures, power, etc., similar to how the individual's chakras function, but here in a collective sense.

The realization of such aspirations is the job of the operational apparatus of the nation-state, that has been thus divinized, or Yoga-fied, into Devāsuras that will soon mediate the AI-machine of governance.

Gana-Tantra 

The Sanskrit word Gana-Tantra is usually translated into republic, where:

To organize a billion+ democracy in systematic fashion it needs a set of elected representatives to work on its peoples' behalf, and that's why it's a Re-Public, that is, the voices of the people are again ("re") being brought together  through its re-presentatives.

That is, the Gana-Tantra is the mechanism by which this group, who form the Gana of this nation-as-a-conscious Being, is being protected while they keep expanding the operational apparatus of the nation-state.

In Yoga terms, these would be equivalent to the sense organs or Indriyas that are directly connected to the sensory listening apparatus, and converting the people's voices into the world of operational action.

Mantri

The Sanskrit word Mantri, is used to indicate ministers of governance, who have been put in place because they presumably know the Mind of the people and are thus now in a position of power, and can control the operational apparatus.

Mantris rely on the life-long bureaucratic administration to get their election manifestos carried out, so it is through the Ganas that the Mantri works, exactly like the Manas (inner Mind) of the individual works through the Indriyas (sense-action organs) as in classical Yoga.

The Samudra Manthan

In theory, the above governance structures reflect Yoga - now we look at the dynamics of how to resolve the challenges in its operations.

Mapping

After mapping the aspects of the nation-state of India to various Yoga structures of its collective psyche, we then evolve it through Yoga processes, to manifest our most idealized Avatār, the living embodiment of the Epic Narrative of our collective identity.

It would result in a Civilizational State that pervades the whole world, not as a dominating Asuric nation-state, but in concordance with all the ideals we have discussed earlier.

Remember the Earth is but a small dot in the Universe, being readied for its determined leap forward, for which amazing journey the Mind of this little "cell" needs to be properly organized.

The Deva & Asura model has been thoroughly discussed in Mind as a Storyteller.

Devas

Albeit seemingly religious in nature, the idealized lived model exhibits an inclusive spiritual movement, with no issues of multiple Devas, derived from family or whatever other social/spiritual groups we individually fancy - however, in much disrepair currently, thus behaving like religion.

Witness the resurgent Rāma Mandir, and others soon to follow, where the gods will be worshipped in reality, which is fine as a way to calm the soul, but to actually realize their ideals in sustainable fashion will require us to know the inner implications deeply. After all, how can someone throw trash on the streets in what is purportedly holy ground ?

Asuras

Externally imported Asura ideologies, have been spread to systematically take over the mass consciousness driven by propaganda, such as:

The Asura energy can be better put to use in organizing Deva-inspired humans systematically into a structured framework suitable for governance, needed for centralized large-scale administration of the Rājya.

Governance today has been institutionalized into an overreaching government since India's independence thanks to our initial love affair with the highly mechanized, but now fossilized, Soviet-style model. Hence it is a full-blown Asura in its own right.

However, a governance system of conscious human Beings imbued with the psychic intelligence of Devas, would effectively manage the AI-machine in full alignment with the aspirational identity of Bhārat, in what would be a hybrid Deva-Asura model.

Unfortunately, exclusivist ideologies that are imported, are purely Asuric, and deliberately degrade the hyper-pluralistic Deva system, which is the mark of the Asura ideological virus as it threatens to overpower diversity, as we have seen before. 

Basic Prep

Before subjecting its participants to a Manthan, such as the citizenry or a debate panel, it is imperative that the participants fully understand the Yoga model, otherwise it could easily degenerate into mere debate or at worst as escalated conflict.

First read the Yoga of Rāmāyana - it is essential, especially for these times.

Also read the cosmic churn model in the Avatār effect.

Desired Outcome

The outcome of the churn would extract the essential useful bits from Asura ideologies, to coevolve with the dominant culture with some semblance of organization, yet enhancing the highly creative Deva model, an ideal combination.

We would have to flush the baggage of the past - all the persection, aggression, brainwashing, and consequent stagnation.

Then we wish to extract the goodness of all ideologies, eg:

For the churn to be engaging with the masses, it would have to be accompanied by significant wealth generation, as the original Cosmic Churn promises.

 But be aware that in the process, poisons of fossilized Rakshasa are also produced - which at present are being stemmed by Dharmic minded people arising to arrest the muck of Asuric ideologies.

Manthan - the Churn

In this present condition of extreme turmoil there is no particular Avatār, such as that of Bhārat Māta, that can simply be foisted on the masses - and in any event, an Avatār can never be forced on the masses as a state religion, or ideology; it needs to emerge organically.

This requires a massive churning of our collective consciousness.

In other words, the Epic Narrative of Bhārat can be mapped to the classic Samudra Manthan, whose characters and plot line need to be translated into contemporary context; it is not a 'thing' per se, but a 'process', because getting all stakeholders to agree to a process is the first step in resolving contentious issues.

Examples of Manthan are:

Already Happening

Note all this is already happening today in the West vs Bhārat today, as Asuras vs Devas. 

India seems to have convinced the world we are their non-threatening friend, that is, a Vishwa-Mitra, as American Asura and Daivik India interlock as primary actors in the manthan, respectively emerging as leaders of global North & global South.

The Truth-telling is happening across the board as the facts of colonialism and assorted ideological -isms are being brought to light, a process that seems to poison at first, but the awakening Natural Intelligence of Prakriti herself is managing to digest all the civilizational trauma, saving Shiva the transformer.

The Western actors have also been seduced superficially, as examples, by the Mohini of simplistic forms of Yoga as mere exercise, and Ayurveda as but tasty spices; in the space of geo-economics too, this seduction has happened with the endless supply of cheap IT resource outsourcing.

Now we are witnessing the Rāhu's in the form of "Return of the Native Indians (RNI's)" from Western economies, enticed by the huge startup and the inevitable corporate re-headquartering opportunities in India. 

From a technical perspective, of the much-promised gifts from the churn, the digital infrastructure of the country is enabling public goods on a scale unseen before, or anywhere, and also physical transportation etc.

When the Ketus of true spiritual teachers, recently trained in the overly materialized West, also happens, as also the full development of the Guru-in-the-Cloud AI platform, then Bhārat evolves to be the VIshwa-Guru to the world.

In this model, all other nations will aspire to become Vishwa-Mitras, a harmonious web of collaborating nations.

The full transformation will be then complete. 

Until of course, the rejoicing Devas of Bhārat get drunk into complacence and the manthan neeeds to be restarted.

The Desired Outcome

Dimensions

Such a model would scale along both dimensions of Rājya and Rāshtra.

The two key dimensions along which any conscious nation needs to develop are:

Both Rājya & Rāshtra have a common sound, Ra, indicating power, such as from the "sun", hence Rāma is from the Solar dynasty, which itself derives from Ram the Mantra for the Manipuraka chakra (solar plexus).

Evolving Bhārat's Epic Narrative along these two dimensions makes it a much more tractable problem as different techniques can be appropriately applied to each dimension.

Rājya Governance

The word Rājya comes from Rāja, meaning a King, that is, a ruler, which interestingly also means something which is "straight as a ruler", that is a system of governance that ensures everything is neat & ordered.

Rājya is the State in other words.

The 'jya' sound in Rājya,indicates 'janma' or to give birth, as a tangible form, such as political governance.

Albeit the word Rājya indicates the necessary rules-based model of governance, it has been made more conscious when prefixed with Yogic terms, for example :

That is, Sva means that which is a good start for the quest for Self, and it also means that it is an active quest where we provide a good counter to ideologies that don't fit, so this is not a passive internal enquiry alone.

AI-Rājya is likely what will define governance in the Age of AI, where: 

In our particular case of Bhārat, it would be a Rājya run by GITC, coevolved with Dhārmic humans and not just hyper-optimized machine intelligence.

Rāshtra Civilization

A Rāshtra evolves earlier than, conceptually, the Rājya, and is a guiding principle of human values, such as a preamble to the national Constitution.

The 'shtra' sound in Rāshtra indicates something which pokes & prods, as in awakening the spirit, hence is an intangible force, such as civilizational values.

There are several names from the history of this civilization that could qualify the word Rāshtra, such as Sanātana (eternal) or Dharma (sustainability), but these have not gained much currency in recent times as the terms Hindu & Yoga.

Hindu Rāshtra

The 4 key civilizational values of Hindu culture, of which we have spoken extensively on, Dharma, Artha, Kāma, Moksha, are sufficiently general to be universal in character, so Hindu is not limited to a particular geography although it stems from the sub-continent which is particularly suited to cultivate such a temperament.

These values are best exemplified in the Itihās literature, and further elaborated in all manner of creative expressions like the festivals, seasons, names, food, music, temples, sports, defense, and more.

Hindu Rāshtra echoes the millennia old cultural roots of a billion people, who have no need of imported ideologies, or much clue about until recently, except to allow them to live alongside provided they do so in peace, even if not in complete harmony.

Hindu Rāshtra is so obvious, yet the most problematic because it seems like a religion, although this has been thoroughly dissected and positioned as but a way of life that deifies anything that brings meaning to Life, and albeit this is highly contentious it is one good candidate for soft-power.

But this comes with a caveat that unless we understand thoroughly that Hindu culture is but a set of cultural 'apps' on top of a Yoga 'OS', a Hindu Rāshtra could very well morph into  a Hindu Rājya, and a well-meaning but eventually a consequent disaster.

other Rāshtras

So we could alternatively have Yoga Rāshtra, and this might be more acceptable, however, although most are happy to do Yoga now, but a Yogic lifestyle is not something most people aspire to - at least for now - until the Age of AI brings in such a surfeit of material wealth that we will be compelled to take our Life deeper within.

Maybe a Rishi-Rāshtra consonant with our overall thesis, but that's even further out in the future.

Bhāratiya Rāshtra

Is obviously the best approach.

It would cultivate the four noble pillars of Dhara, Artha, Kāma, Moksha.

It would reinforce the underlying Yogic models in everyday Sanskriti, such as:

At such point we may not need to cook up any deity like Bhārat Mātā, since in a land now sparkling with the Bhāratiya sanskriti, she would simply descend, and could organically spread across the planet as it once was likely to have been.

From there to a star-based Kardeshev civilization would need another hop though !