Culture means thinking about one’s own interests and the interests of others and implementing them, not causing pain to others with any thought, such behavior means cooperation, help, respect, kindness, compassion, forgiveness, peace, non-violence, love, generosity, greatness of mind, truthful behavior, speaking the truth, pure and holy eyes, sensitivity, helping those in trouble and distress, not supporting injustice, oppression and corruption, showing bravery at times, saving someone’s life, helping them so that their troubles and troubles disappear, this is called pure and holy thought and conduct. Such thought and conduct means a well-educated person, or a well-educated society. That is, the Sanskrit system. Only in such a system do the principles and principles of freedom, equality, fraternity, justice, socialism, secularism, democracy survive. This system is called an egalitarian system.
Perversion means backward and selfish thoughts and behavior. The system in which people act with ego, anger, greed, hatred, jealousy, a sense of revenge, a feeling of bothering others and behavior, exploitative, violent, domineering, discriminatory thoughts and behavior is an unequal system. In such a system, it is not possible to protect human rights, and it becomes very difficult to implement the socialist democratic constitution. In the environment of such distorted people and system, the values of freedom, equality, fraternity, justice cannot be implemented. For this, an egalitarian and civilized system is needed. Selfishness is nature, selflessness is culture, and greed is perversion. Greed is the cause of suffering and problems, without giving it up, suffering and problems will not disappear. Such are the thoughts of Buddha. But such thoughts cannot take root in an unequal and distorted system. For the seeds of Buddha to take root, a land of equality is needed. That is, an egalitarian system is needed. Good culture is also created and survives in such a land and environment.
To understand the difference between nature, perversion, and culture, this should be kept in mind — eating from your own plate, not looking at the plates of others, is nature. Giving to others from your plate, meaning not eating without leaving your companion or neighbor, or thinking about it first and then eating from your plate, is culture. And even eating from your own plate, snatching or stealing from others’ plates means perversion.
Now, which of these three cultures or systems should be there, it is up to the reader to decide.
Author : Datta Tumwad,
Satyashodhak Samaj Nanded.
Date: 28 July 2025. Phone: 9420912209.
