The Vedic Teachings of Ethics and Social Harmony

Abstract

The farsighted Vedic seers have proposed a universal roadmap for attaining a meaningful life for all human beings in the past, which illuminates the present and can also guide us to a fruitful future.  The ethical principles of Veda promulgate a holistic approach toward the welfare of humanity as a whole, the path leading to the harmony—saṅgacchadhvaṁ saṁvadadhvaṁ saṁ no manāṅsi jānatām. Today, world’s pioneer institutions come up with concepts like, ‘One World’ or ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ or ‘Only one earth’ etc., in order to focus on a framework for facilitating global cooperation, building a global ecosystem to create and nurture a global network of individuals. But such mindful and deliberate ideas which can bring positive change have been reflected in the prescient Vedic concepts like yatra viśvaṁ bhavatyekanīḍaṁ.. Despite of having such enriched heritage, owing to the ignorance of our great Vedic literature, human beings are unable to create a socially, economically, spiritually healthy society. The present paper will be an effort to provide the significance of Vedic ethical principles in bringing harmony in the world and how those deep rooted and pragmatic ideas are universal for all ages.