Living Good or Not Leaving Good
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The musings on life in this book are meant for reaffirmation of the greater values that stand for the true identity of man. There is no alternative than to reinculcate the virtues if he is to be called a man.
The book also deals with some of the obstacles mankind faces in being happy. With goodness only we can overcome them. That is the only way. Man must not forget his higher nature.
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Living Good or Not Leaving Good - J.R. Kokandakar
Copyright © 2013 by J.R.Kokandakar.
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CONTENTS
Foreword
Prologue
Undertaking
Truthfulness
Past and Present
Erring
Pettiness
Anger
Goodness
Whither?
Frustration
Love
Talking
Restraint
Happiness
True Wealth
Greed
Moving Forward
Time Consciousness
Virtue
Identity
Valour
Tolerance
Bravery
Dejection
Unlearning
Well-Doing
Being Human
Paradigm Shift
Victory
Criticising
Being Sane
Saying Through Practice
Worry
Saviour
True Friend
Believing
Pessimism
Imagination
Friendship
Ego
One Man Army
Luck
Failure
Hate
Self-Transformation
Spirituality
Reading
Real Being
Mastering Self
Inhibition
Ennui
Nonviolence
Conscience
Greatness
Awakening
Pleasure And Happiness
Ignorance
Divinity
Predicament
Working
Epilogue
To All Known and Unknown
Good People
FOREWORD
T his modern world is proud of having sky-scrappers, high-ambitions, but humanity is at low ebb. Buildings are growing tall, but man is becoming small; roads are widened, but minds are narrowing. In words of Carlyle, when shadows of small men begin to stretch long, we should understand that it’s the time of dusk. Are we nearing that stage? Kokandakar’s book makes us ponder on this theme.
In his prologue, Kokandakar has stated that he is not a preacher. He is not adept in the art of speech. He is also not a teacher. Hence, instead of talking, he has preferred to pour out his thoughts in the form of book. While doing this he has enlightened us about the true meaning of many of the words we use casually in our daily life. Acharya Vinoba used to say that in dictionary we find the synonym but not the true meaning of the word. Kokandakar’s book overcomes this defect.
In todays world everyone blames others. Everybody expresses concern over prevailing social, political, economic and religious state of society. Everybody opines that there must be a change, but nobody thinks of a change in himself. Any process of change, cleansing, purification must start from self. The author urges for participation and not just guidance or suggestion.
We are prone to find faults in others whereas we ourselves are not devoid of defects. Hence, instead of pointing fingers to others we must set our house in order first. Kokandakar believes in self-analysis and self-improvement, and aptly thinks it as the need of the present.
It’s our tragedy that we have failed to distinguish between ‘religion’ and ‘rituals.’ If we remove all the basic tenets like truth, nonviolence, love, prayer from the religions what remains is the ‘rituals.’ We have made mockery of the religions by disowning the basic truths and indulging in rituals. Kokandakar yearns for true faith. He entreats man to prefer goodness which is the core of every religion for that only makes him happy.
The author has, in sixty articles, dealt with different aspects of life. It’s not that all will agree with what the author believes in; and so it should be. Everyone has freedom to think in his own way. But we must try to find in what lays our true happiness. There is a difference between the need-based life and the life based on ambition and money-power. There is limit to needs whereas greed and passion are limitless. It’s enough if we could realise this to some extent after reading this thought-provoking book of Kokandakar.
I hope the readers will welcome these musings on life open-mindedly.
Dr. Justice.Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari
8-A, Samata,
General J. Bhosale Marg, Mumbai-400021
PROLOGUE
I am not a sage, saint or preacher. I am not adept in the art of speech or haranguing. I am not a teacher, psychiatrist nor a philosopher. Good samskaras and reading good books have been my forte. And these have helped me to live as a human being. I cannot disown the fact that I am the part and parcel of this human society and this awareness has led me to pour