Word: chitrabhanu
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...wars and killing. And they started thinking: what is the result of our achievement? So they now go to the other extreme: Indian philosophy. And when the right people don't come then, charlatans jump in and say it is time to take advantage of these people." Chitrabhanu's goal is to fill such a void so charlatans gain no audience...
...Chitrabhanu's Jainist philosophy stresses non-violence of actions, speech and thought; relativity in thinking, because truth is multi-faceted; non-acquisition, or avoiding material and emotional possessiveness; and karma, the law of deeds, meaning that each person is responsible for his own past thoughts and deeds and that everyone can shape his future with positive thought and action. Jainists are strict vegetarians because of their devotion to non-violence. As a monk, Chitrabhanu neither wore leather shoes nor rode on any vehicle or animal, since he could have inadvertantly inflicted some damage...
...Chitrabhanu, "God is an idea, an inspiration, an innermost quest, rather than a figure who judges and puts you in hell or heaven." God is the perfection within man, not an outside creator. Chitrabhanu describes mankind as the last stage of evolution, a stage at which it is possible--though unlikely--for man to attain perfection. "Man is in a refined stage but there is one more step, to perfection, to cosmic experience, to omega consciousness...
What prevents man from realizing his divine spark is his ego. Rather than concentrating on his inner quest for God, man compares himself to his surroundings and to others. Chitrabhanu says this comparison leads either to a superiority complex or an inferiority complex. The former alienates man from everyone else, because he feels arrogant and insults his fellows. The latter causes feelings of worthlessness and self-hate which manifest themselves in gossip and criticism of others. The temptation to succumb to ego is subtle and deadly, Chitrabhanu emphasizes, likening it to an exam: "You have worked the whole year...
Rather than studying the message of the great teachers such as Moses, Christ or Confucius, Chitrabhanu says men cling to the figures of the leader. For instance, he says, missing the essence of Christ's words, men instead built institutions around him and squabbled about the form of outer trappings...