The Forgotten Great King Ashoka and the 21st century

Ashoka chose the path of non violence and preached to live with harmony among all living beings after the Kalinga war. He opened hospitals, welfare homes, even appointed ministers for the minority gender and religion. But after his death it took no time for people to get back to corrupt ways. This is what has happened in Tibet and India. Both were attacked by imperialism of foreign country. World doesn’t know that this landmass has excelled in knowing the ultimate answer that all religions can’t answer “Is there god?” “Why is there suffering?” “What is after death?”.

We have accepted that people are mean and world is cruel, because back in history people fought for anything and snatched everything. Today we have all the knowledge right at our fingertips to figure out how to become a better human. Buddhism and Vedanta has all the answers for the unanswered questions the modern scientists have. But the world is currently structured in a wrong way, there is plenty for everyone in this world. There shall not be a single person hungry if all come together to realise that we are one.

Everybody can and will counter the above and no one will try to find out about Buddhism or King Ashoka. Everyone wants not to disturb this illusion they are living. Everyone wants to adjust themselves in the way world is right now. Because to change is difficult and a long process and we have done enough damage to ourselves already.

But what Asoka speaks of which he learned from Buddha and if we follow that and if that doesn’t lead to salvation of mankind than this is how its supposed to be. 

I bow down to those few people who are still trying.