COMMUNISM vs INDIVIDUALISM

The unit is “Commune” in a communistic system. Except in case of certain tribes one can not find a true example of Communism anywhere becoz most of the societies have replaced the “Communes” by the family or individuals. Artificial Communes can never be a replacement to natural communes, which have been destroyed world over by the Christianity and Materialism. Communism is a concept opposite to INDIVIDUALISM; therefore every religious / social philosophy has made the use of it since ancient times.

Although some Tribal Societies still follow Communism, but they failed to develop at individual level and the natural result was Stagnation at the Social level also. However, real Communism can only be witnessed among various spices of animals/ birds only now. Man has gone thru a great Evolution. Evolution means organic Growth i.e. Growth with Continuity. CONTINUITY is very essential feature of EVOLUTION. The evolutionary process of human race has passed thru a stage of true Communism also to come at this stage of Individualism. Thus, INDIVIDUALISM is only a natural result of this great evolution. The process of Evolution can not be reversed. Where it will lead, we don’t know. Since we can not go back, therefore, we need to devise a suitable & smooth mechanism, which can deal with the duality of our character.

MARX INVENTED 'MODERN COMMUNISM' but not the 'COMMUNISM'

Most people feel that Communism was invented by Karl Marx in the 19th century, but it is simply not true. Communism was neither an original thought nor a parent thought given by the western philosophers like Marx etc. The ancient Varna System contained developed communistic ideas along with many other noble features. There was a perfect division of jobs/labor in four groups (Brahmin, Kshtriya, Vaishya & Shoodra) according to individual talents and abilities. Every person of the Society was assured of job and had an equal place in the society. Therefore, it was the Ancient Hindu Society of India, which invented and incorporated some noble communistic principles and made the best use of them for a few centuries.

But what happened after some centuries? Varna System started degenerating into a birth based & hierarchical social system. After sometime it got degenerated into a worst kind of discriminatory & corrupt system, known as CASTE SYSTEM. This new system of CASTES was having racial concepts also, therefore it proved more detrimental to the interest of the Hindu Society than a society which was devoid of any kind such social systems. All this happened within a few centuries only or at the most in a millennium. If one will have a look at the Hindu history then he will find that Varna System got collapsed & replaced by the Caste System before the beginning of Christian Era itself.

But this Caste System retained some of these so-called communistic concepts in India till the 18th century at the village level. Although Islamic Rulers have destroyed the thousands of the Hindu Temples in India but they did not ruin the village autonomy and economy in India, popularly known as the Panchayat System. Of course, the Low castes used to do all kinds of manual/ labor jobs, but they were secured for their lives & materialistic requirements. Before the arrival of British Rule in India, Indian villages were not aware of ownership concepts particularly in the matters of landed property, which used to vest in the village Panchayat (Body) instead of an individual.

But now there is no scope of the revival of the Varna System or Panchayat system etc in the India even, where it was followed till 18th/ 19th century. Yesterday is behind us and we should think of present & future. If Varna System could not survive then fate of any Centralized Communistic system can be easily imagined. It is bound to become corrupted very soon in view of human nature/ tendencies. Decentralized Communism is not possible when the village & local economy has been destroyed all over world. At the most one can aim for retrieving the FAMILY SYTEM only, which has also fallen victim of Materialism especially in Western Countries.

INDIVIDUALISM & COMMUNISM : Duality of Human Nature

‘Individualism’ is a reality now and we can not ignore it. Only if we will accept this reality then only we can devise & develop means to have a suitable mechanism to restore the balance in human nature to provide a momentum to the feelings of CO –EXISTENCE. But if we opt for Communism then it is like going back only which is not possible in view of genetic development.

We need a mechanism of CO-EXISTENCE only, which can operate simultaneously at Personal as well Group (Social) level to redress all the contradictions & confusions caused by the dualities related to our social life & personal lives. This can be developed thru the concepts of SPIRITUALISM only, as enshrined/ preserved in the ancient philosophy of Hinduism. Only SPIRITUALISM can ensure the development of this feeling of CO-EXISTENCE instead of any other artificial doctrine and philosophy. If Individualism or a feeling of Competition has been ensured by the Nature then SPIRITUALISM has also been a gift of the NATURE/ CREATOR only, by which we can manage it without causing any harm to others/ society..

The philosophy of Hinduism deals with the DUALITY so perfectly that not only the aim of SOCIAL JUSTICE can be achieved. But even then it does not echo the ideals of Modern COMMUNISM, which are in conflict with our basic nature. We can do justice with ourselves/ others by tackling our negative and harmful emotions like greed, hatred, jealousy etc thru the Spiritualistic concepts of LOVE, COMPASSION & SACRIFICE.

‘Intellectualism’ has made only a partial use of human potential but it also lead to disturbances / imbalances at personal level like the INDIVIDUALISM. But Thru SPIRITUALISM, anyone can harness his/ her total potential as gifted by the nature/ creator/divinity or GOD. Most of the solutions of our problems can be achieved thru SPIRITUALISM only and can not be thru INTELLECTUALISM.

‘Materialism’ is of course worst, but Modern Communism is entirely based on Materialism, just like the concepts of Capitalism are based on Materialism. Marxism or Modern Communism is only a reaction to Capitalism; therefore it has failed to address the dualities of our nature miserably. Rather it has given a jolt / setback to the concepts of Real Communism.

India and Indians and Hindus were too happy when Amartya Sen was awarded the Noble Prize of Economics a few years back for his works on WELFARE ECONOMICS. I got a chance to scan thru many books written by Amartya Sen but failed to trace anything useful for the welfare of the humanity and Globe. I just feel that Mr. Amartya Sen has also contributed to the irrelevant stock of philosophies and a few brilliant minds are now wasting their valuable time to find something useful in the brilliant non-sense of this noble prize winner instead of doing any worthwhile service to the humanity or Globe.
So when a person like Amartya Sen can spoil so many minds then just imagine how much havoc created by the thoughts and philosophy of MARX & ANGELES in last 150 years or so. Modern COMMUNISM is a product of INTELLECTUALISM only, and not of the SPIRITUALISM. Modern Communism has not only the credit of butchering nearly 10 million countrymen (incidentally it was also the cream of Russian & Chinese Society) by Stalin & Mao in their respective countries in the name of cultural cleansing (Or Cultural Revolution). Not only these genocides, but millions of other mind & people were also corrupted by this ill-doctrine, which was much inferior to the concepts of Capitalism even. The concept of Capitalism was a PARENT THOUGHT, while the concept of Modern Communism was only a REACTION to CAPITALISM. Any reactions will always remain short with respect to the Parent Thought in quality as well as quantity as per LAWS of NATURE / Science. This is not only true in the case of Communism Vs. Capitalism but equally true in case of Shakuni Parivar vs ISLAM in India. I always maintain that SP (Sangh Parivar or Shakuni Parivar), who is the reaction of ISLAM in India is much inferior to the Parent philosophy of Islam in its intensity and quality.

A Religion or Social philosophy should have the basis of SPIRITUALISM & TRUTH only, but the humanity and world has become flooded & polluted by the number of Bogus Religions, cults, doctrines & philosophies, which lack the most important ingredient of TRUTH even. In such a situation it is very natural that more and more EGO & ILLUSIONS are being accumulated by the individuals, Society and the Nations. Everyday a new cult, new doctrines are being invented without providing any chance to the only natural, universal and divine philosophy of Spiritualism as contained in various characters, scriptures and techniques of Hinduism . Even India is not providing any chance to Hinduism, what to mention of any other Nation or Society.

No one really know when this process of fragmentation / disintegration of spiritual values by the prophet type manipulators/ greedy or ambitious individuals will be reversed into a process of unification / integration under the universal concepts of Spiritualism i.e. Hinduism.