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Mohan Bhagwat: 'Religion and State Not Separate,' RSS Chief Unifies Nation and Faith in Mumbai
- •RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat stated in Mumbai that for India, religion and state are not separate, and the state exists for the sake of religion.
- •He emphasized that India's spiritual knowledge plays a significant role in solving global problems.
- •Bhagwat explained that the state upholds religion, and religion sustains the state, highlighting their interdependence.
- •Speaking at the 14th All India Bihar Seva Group conference, he noted that the world faces various conflicts and looks to India for solutions.
- •Historically, India has shared its knowledge without aiming to occupy other countries or convert people, and the world expects this path from India.
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Mohan Bhagwat stated that religion and the state are not separate, explaining that the purpose of the state is to uphold religion, while religion sustains and protects the state. He noted that the two are interdependent, meaning if one becomes weak, the other will inevitably decline.
Addressing the 14th conference of the All India Bihar Seva Group, Bhagwat noted that the world is plagued by various conflicts regarding development, environmental protection, individual freedom, family life, and religious beliefs. He highlighted that the world is looking to India's vast knowledge tradition, including the Vedas, Upanishads, and Gita, to find balance and a way out of these extremes.
Bhagwat emphasized that historically, India has never shared its knowledge with the world with the aim of occupying other countries or converting people. Instead, he described the country as having a vast reservoir of knowledge and spiritual tradition that the world can turn to for solutions.
