Human progress

The process of human progress takes place in only in the spiritual sphere. What we generally call "progress" is not actual progress. Behind the human endeavour to progress towards perfection lies one motivating factor — the desire for permanent happiness.

Human existence is trifarious: physical, psychic and spiritual. In the initial phase of their march, in the dark age of the distant past, the humans progressed in the physical and psychic spheres alone. Not having the key to enter the spiritual world, they were unable to advance spiritually. When they try to establish their physical supremacy in the external world, great pressure was exerted on their nervous system, resulting in a mutual conflict between their innumerable cells. This inter-cellular clash caused a marked development in human consciousness which, in turn, led to corresponding changes in the external human structure.

 When human beings started fighting against imperfections in the physical world and psychic sphere for the development of mind, psychic changes began to occur. When they become more subtle, therefore, there is a corresponding subtle change in the physical structure. Thus those early human beings battled against psychic imperfections to bring about a change in the psychic world. The same fight is still continuing and will continue in future as well. This phase on the path of human progress can be called "Jinanayoga".

According to Ananda Marga philosophy this is the real karmayoga and "Jinanayoga". It is also a change, not of absolute significance, but of relative significance. The importance of the spiritual world is immense, yet the relative world is not totally unimportant.When, in the distant past, humans realised that karma yoga and jinana yoga would not help them to attain true progress, they readily embraced bhakti yoga. They realised that devotion is the only path.

The teachings of Shri Shri Anandamurtiji.