Human development and transcendence: a Vivekananda view
International Journal of Development Issues
ISSN: 1446-8956
Article publication date: 26 August 2014
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to explore the following questions in the light of Swami Vivekananda’s philosophy: What will ultimately come out of human development? Is development a goal in itself or only a doorway to a higher goal called transcendence?
Design/methodology/approach
A comprehensive view of human development can come only through a comprehensive understanding of human nature.
Findings
What the dimensions of the human personality are and how they function in the world provide a good starting point to assess the way in which human development can be achieved.
Originality/value
Vivekananda’s quest for human development was not for human development per se, but to point to its potential as a spiritual practice that makes human beings realize that they are, in fact, not human being but divine beings.
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Citation
Tyagananda, S. (2014), "Human development and transcendence: a Vivekananda view", International Journal of Development Issues, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 220-224. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDI-06-2014-0043
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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