The Jan Lokpal is a suitable solution to keep corruption in check. How is it possible to create a society that is completely free of corruption? Ask this question to an Art of Living rural youth worker and you are sure to hear a resounding YES. Not only are these rural youth (called Yuvacharyas) working towards creating such a society, but such model villages are already ready. Kathewadi in Maharashtra is one such village. It has an unmanned shop, where people pick up what they need and put money in a box. Sri Sri while addressing the massive crowd that had gathered to support and back Anna Hazare and Jan Lokpal said, “The Jan Lokpal will become a law to cure the disease (called corruption). But to ensure that no disease comes up at all, we need to bring such a situation in the country that there is no corruption, misconduct, malpractice, atrocity.”
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of The Art of Living, recently addressed a gathering of 1800 enthusiastic, rural youth workers at the International Art of Living Center, Bangalore. Addressing them he said, “Yuvacharyas are working to remove corruption from the very root. They are creating Divine societies which will be free from diseases causing misconduct and malpractice in society. The officers who will be appointed to check corruption should have no work – there will be no one to put behind bars in such a Divine society.”
Is Spirituality the ammunition?
“Spiritual wave just means where people feel connected to each other. When belongingness increases, corruption decreases.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Bharathy Harish, an Art of Living teacher shares, “The vision of Art of Living and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is to make life a celebration. Spirituality is the solution.” This reflected in the proceedings in the Ramlila grounds in Delhi as well. Anna Hazare’s seventh day of fast coincided with Janmashtami and Ramzan celebrations – both were celebrated on the Ramlila grounds. Bharathy adds, “The list of things to fight against is long: corruption, terrorism, global warming, and economic meltdown at the global level and at the more platonic level: office politics, deadlines, peer pressure, and relationships create stress and rob one’s smile.” Then what can be done? We can deal with every situation in a positive or negative manner. We definitely need laws to check the corrupt, but a stronger, positive solution is to heal the causes of corruption. Sri Sri says, “Corruption starts where belongingness ends. Nobody will ever ask for a bribe from their family or own people. And the means through which we can spread belongingness is spirituality and this we will have to do.” With Anna bringing people together from different castes, regions, and communities to celebrate festivals and fight against corruption, we are slowly but surely on the way. The India Against Corruption movement started out only with the aim to root out corruption, but it may be creating a stronger, united India as well.
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