जीवन विद्या एक परिचय

A human being is the joint form of jeevan and body. In this way, the significance of the human, jeevan, and coexistence becomes self-evident. Existence is, in its very nature, coexistence. Coexistence, by its nature, is development. Development is inherent to jeevan. And jeevan, by its nature, tends towards awakening. In this, coexistence itself is the scene, and jeevan is the seer. The processes of composition and decomposition in the physicochemical realm are mutually interdependent and eternally present. There is no moment, no day, no century in which physicochemical processes are absent. Jeevan is the seer of all these processes of composition and decomposition. It is jeevan that perceives and understands; the body does not understand anything.

The part of the body devoid of the aliveness of jeevan is termed as numb. Sensations of cold or heat are not felt in such areas. For instance, during surgery under anaesthesia, there is no perception of pain from incisions or sutures. Thus, sensory perception occurs only in those regions where jeevan maintains aliveness. When jeevan seeks its own fulfilment, it embarks on a quest for truth, meaning, and reality. Therefore, jeevan is the basis of happiness. This is the reason we need to understand jeevan. Everyone has this need—the rich, the poor, the mighty, the weak, the old, and the young.

We discover another formula here: Jeevan Vidya refutes the existential basis of class struggle. Instead, it recognises coexistence as the foundation for universal wellbeing, the source of continuous happiness for all, and evidence of resolution in life. These realisations naturally arise upon understanding. In my view, humans want this very knowledge, and they want to live according to this only. We can live happily only in the togetherness of all. “Nothing is isolated” – that is the principle. Attempting to find happiness by severing our relationship with the Earth is destined to fail. One cannot find happiness by forsaking their relationship with water. If we cannot become happy by leaving the relationship with material things, then how will we become happy by leaving the relationship with jeevan? How can we become so mechanistic? How can we be without feelings? Reflect on how unsustainable such a life would be. When we go to the market, we inquire about the value of every item – vegetables, grains, gold, and so on. Who determines this value? Only humans can. Since everything possesses value, humans themselves should be valued. There was a crucial need to understand the value of humans, yet we allocated value to everything else instead. We clung to the value of those things where profit could be made, while neglecting the value of humanity. By comprehending human values, jeevan values, established values, and civic values, concerns about profit and loss vanish.