The philosophies of India harbor the ethos of spirituality from ancient times. The ancient Hindu monks used to meditate as their means to connect with the Supreme God – Ishwara/Brahaman. Spirituality is considered to be a connector between the supreme and the humans. In simple words, spirituality means a sensory experience that a greater whole exists of which we are a part. Spirituality involves exploring certain universal ideas- love, compassion, altruism, wisdom and truth etc. Here, we would look into the proposition of practical spirituality laid out by Swami Vivekananda and his project of nation building basing on this concept. The underlining relationships and intricacies associated with his concept of spirituality and nation building lies at the core of this discussion. In other words, this study inquiries about the overlapping tendencies of both the realms of spirituality and nation building. Taking into consideration the current political and social scenario, this work will subsequently revisit the issue of reviving the force of practical spirituality into politics and national development indeed.
Dipanwita Banarjee (Fri,) studied this question.