Mita Bhan, a tarot reader, Reiki master and crystal enthusiast chats with IBNlive readers and answers queries on what tarot cards read for India. Now, I’m not the one who goes for astrology… I would rather let the future events unfold and see it for myself. But I completely agree with Mita when she answers to a question on ‘corruption in India’. I quote her.
Corruption is so deep rooted in our country that immediate solutions are honestly impossible. Its roots lie in fear, fear of loss, fear of poverty and a lack of trust in the system. Unless those fears are faced individually, unless and until people feel secure that their needs are being met and their future can be bright - in their own hands, it won’t happen so quickly.
Fear, feeling of insecurity, lack of trust… these are the major causes of all evils we see today. And most of us have these negative feelings inside our own minds. We feel so insecure, we want to get things done quickly and we don’t mind paying extra to get in front of the queue. Some of us may not directly act corrupt, but we indirectly contribute to the negative mass by letting the negative feelings like fear and mistrust linger in our minds. No matter whether you have a right to information or how many laws you write or how many vigilance commissions you set up, there is no remedy for corruption in India unless feelings of insecurity and fear are tackled on an individual basis. Widespread feeling of mistrust in the society has to be replaced with trust and faith. This may seem like a daunting task, but this also gives us hope. What is society? nothing but a group of individuals, and we as individuals, can do our bit improve the state of the society by letting positivity grow inside each of us.
It’s my personal experience that when you feel secure and trust people you deal with, they trust you back and there is an air of honesty and confidence in the dealings. I’m not saying that you should act like a scape goat let yourself be deceived, but I mean the way you approach people. Approach people with a feeling of security, let their inner consciousness know that you have faith in them. This way, we may be deceived occasionally, but it is better to have faith in everybody and be deceived occasionally than to mistrust everybody and be deceived almost constantly.
I wish, in advance, a happy independence day to any Indian reading this.
Kishore says:
Srini,
A movement to eradication of corruption will mean change in people. Nothing else will make a difference. I had some views on this topic years ago. You can read them at this link http://www.cskishore.com/corruption.asp
Kishore
11 August 2007, 11:14 amSrini says:
Kishore, I read your article on corruption and you hit the nail right on the head when you say, “The only way one can change the world is by changing ‘self’. Be the ideal person you want each person in the world to be.” We all shout on top of our voice that politicians are corrupt, Govt. departments are corrupt… but seldom do we have a look at ourselves and realise that we too contribute to the corruption and negative mass in our own little way. I, for one, always believe that social changes start with individual transformation.
12 August 2007, 3:35 pmSatish Itagi says:
I believe in concept of eradicating corruption not only from India but from the whole world. The eradication has to start from right place; from within us, our belief and our weaknesses.
Dharma has shown the way. It is spiritualised concept of rights and duties. To live and let live is dharma and corruption has no place in this policy.
Those who believe Dharma, shall not support corruption, practice corruption or tolerate corruption. This is dharma is not any religion. It is not teaching of any one else. But if it is not understood, man cannot live in civilised world. I assume no difference between a barbaric man who overpowers other by his power and a corrupt man who overpowers by other means.
5 November 2007, 10:21 pmgarima says:
I read the concept and I feel that you are right and the Indians like you can help in eradicating corruption.
3 December 2007, 12:16 pmSrini says:
Yes garima, we all have to do our bit to bring trust and faith among ourselves. Only then can corruption be totally eradicated. The main problem i think is the feeling of insecurity.
3 December 2007, 7:44 pm