THE ‘SANSKAR’

‘ Sanskar’ is different from culture. ‘culture’ has been derived from the word ‘cult’. Cult means the way of living, such as eating habits, attire, religious faith, customs, music, dance, art of a particular group of people/society. The word ‘Sanskar’ has a wider meaning and it is very difficult to define it in a few words. The word ‘Sanskar’ has its origin in the Sanskrit language. There is no word in other languages comparable to ‘Sanskar’. The surface meaning of the word ‘Sanskar’ is to purify, to refine, to supplement, to brighten, to adorn the inner conscious. However its meaning in wider sense is as deep as the depth of the ocean and as vast as the spread of the sky.

 ‘Sanskar’ is a process, which transforms a person into an ideal and outstanding personality by eradicating/diminishing the negative tendencies existing in him and by inculcating human values & qualities to make him more dynamic, valuable and responsible towards himself as well as the society.

 ‘Sanskar’ is like plantation of a seed of human values into the subconscious of a person during his childhood so that these values become part of his nature and keep on guiding him throughout his life. A person acts according to the ideals which exist in his subconscious without being aware of them. Thus his decisions, his reactions to actions of others and the quality of his actions depend upon the values existing in his subconscious.

THE PROCESS

Basically the process of ‘Sanskar’ has three components, namely:

Purification (Dosapanayan)
Making up Defficiency (Heenangpoorti)
Value Enrichment (Gunaadhaan)

Examples:

a. We all know about diamonds, which reach us after undergoing many processes. A raw diamond stone when extracted from mines looks like an ordinary stone. In the first place dust and other foreign materials are removed by cleaning. Then the process of refinement, cutting, polishing etc. is carried out to transform it into a finished diamond. Then only that diamond is made into an ornament so that it becomes more beautiful, useful and valuable. The process of transforming the raw diamond stone into a finished diamond is the ‘Sanskar’ of raw diamond. The act of cleaning, removing dust and other foreign material is purification, the act of refinement, cutting, finishing, polishing is ‘supplementation or making up the deficiency’ and the act of making it into an ornament is ‘value enrichment’.

b. Similarly while making bread/chapaties, the raw wheat has to undergo many processes such as separation of wheat grain from straws and cleaning it, then grinding it into flour. Thereafter the water is mixed into it to make the dough and further with the help of fire, bread/chapaties are made. The act of separation of wheat from grain straws/dust and cleaning is purification, Grinding it to make flour is ‘value enrichment” and then mixing appropriate amount of water/salt etc. for making dough can be compared with ‘making up deficiency, and making chapatti from the dough with the help of fire is again ’value enrichment’. This process can be termed as the ‘Sanskar’ of wheat straw.

In the same way every man at the time of birth is like a raw diamond. With the help of the process of ’Sanskar’, the negative thoughts/tendencies existing in him are eradicated/ wiped out and human values are inculcated. Further, by adding more qualities he is transformed into an ideal & excellent personality, who is more valuable, useful and performs his duties diligently towards himself, the family, the society and the universe. The act of eradicating/wiping out of the negative thoughts/tendencies, which may be hereditary and/or may have been acquired from the surroundings is ‘purification’, the act of inculcating human values in his subconscious which he lacks is ‘making up deficiency’ and further the act of instilling/adding more qualities and transforming him into an excellent and exemplary person is ‘value enrichment’.

Thus process of “Sanskar” is:

To purify a person physically, mentally and spiritually and to eradicate/weed out the negative mental thoughts and tendencies (DoshlSin), which may exist in a person at the time of his birth and/or which he may have acquired from his family and surrounding environment.

To make up the deficiency of human values which he lacks.

To inculcate qualities and transform him in to an ideal, compassionate, responsible, dutiful and outstanding person who follows his duties diligently towards himself, his family, the society and the universe.

‘Sanskar’ is the only scientific and time tested Solution

If the human values through the process of ‘Sanskar’ are inculcated in the subconscious (Avachetan) of a person during his formative years, adherence to these values becomes his permanent habit and his nature. The actions of a person, to an extent, are governed by the feelings/emotions surging in his/her subconscious. These values ‘imbibed in his subconscious’ guide his thoughts and actions throughout his life. ‘Sanskar’ is the only way of ‘imbibing human value in the subconscious’. No other method can yield the desired result.