Steps to build enlightened democracy

Enlightened Democracy can be built in a society fulfilling the following conditions:

  • Security of basic needs including education and health care exists.
  • People enjoy high exposure to basic knowledge of science and heightened awareness about the forces molding the society.
  • There exists free access to uncorrupted information about other cultures, religions, beliefs, ideologies etc.
  • There exists openness to ideas which may conflict with the ones which are the foundation of the existing social order.
  • The society supports religiosity that transcends ignorance, superstitions and rituals and inspires man to attain a greater understanding of the mystery of existence and wonder of the cosmos.
  • It recognizes the importance of the evolution of man towards higher consciousness by using brain`s innate power to rise to higher heights of the mind.
  • The society stimulates the development of the power of creativity and imagination with which one may create new conditions of reality emerging from the inner realm and thus it directs man to realize their potentials of evolving towards a higher life form.
  • Society takes distance from fixed ideas as the ultimate truth, and instead sees life as an unending journey towards new shores of experiences by making use of newer domains of knowledge.
  • It acknowledges that there exists a meaning and a purpose of existence that should be explored by all by engaging in activities which seek to improve the well-being of others and thus bring harmony and peace to all life.
  • Society realizes the power of compassion and love as the greatest attribute of human nature and helps people to find meaning in fulfilling this higher nature of the self.
  • People should be willing to choose the way which brings mankind a step further in the direction of higher evolution than pursuing paths which may drag them to instinctual gratification and in captivity in the dark realms of the ignorant minds.
  • People,instead of straying along blind paths, should realize the value of the enlightened teachers who should guide the society to fulfill the vision of the enlightened world.

One of the two main pillars behind building an enlightened society is the development of
educational resources that may inject the necessary knowledge and awareness, and help to form the ground for openness and respect to all life already in an early stage of education and social upbringing. The other pillar is the growth of the enlightened civil society comprising of the people, who would teach and inform the population about the ideas of the enlightened world, and act as guides to help the seekers to find the desired path.

The main activities will focus on four directions: 1) The path of knowledge, 2) Path of creativity, 3) Path of contemplation, and 4) Path of compassion and love.