How to be non-corrupt?
Corruption cannot be stopped only by making better and harsher laws. Laws need to be implemented efficiently and this can happen with good governance. A better way to reduce corruption is for each of us to reduce our greed. With reduced greed and better implementation of existing laws, corruption can be effectively capped.
If we follow the maxim of "simple living and high thinking" we can control our urge to be corrupt.
The basis of greed is desire. Desire manifests itself in different forms like lust, aim, ambition, control and goal. However, the driving force is the same - power, fame, money and control.
If our desires are fulfilled we don't want to possess more. It is unfulfilled desires that lead to frustration and this makes us want more. This leads eventually to more control and greed, the major causes of corruption. Hence control over our desires is necessary.
We must become sensitive and humble. This will help us to focus on getting personal happiness through mental peace rather than satisfaction of material needs. Besides, it reduces our insecurities and hence gives us a feeling of calmness, well-being and happiness.
A powerful and sensitive mind creates a desire to give back something to society and help less fortunate fellow beings.
The brain develops right from birth and fast. Creation of a powerful mind should start from childhood when brainpower is at its peak. When we focus on reading, thinking and contemplation, we can grow to be better human beings and form a gentler and more sustainable society. A small individual step towards a corruption-free society should therefore start being taken in school.
Only when all of us become internally secure and reduce our greed would we be able to give something back to society and lay the foundation for a sustainable and corruption-free India.
Corruption cannot be stopped only by making better and harsher laws. Laws need to be implemented efficiently and this can happen with good governance. A better way to reduce corruption is for each of us to reduce our greed. With reduced greed and better implementation of existing laws, corruption can be effectively capped.
If we follow the maxim of "simple living and high thinking" we can control our urge to be corrupt.
The basis of greed is desire. Desire manifests itself in different forms like lust, aim, ambition, control and goal. However, the driving force is the same - power, fame, money and control.
If our desires are fulfilled we don't want to possess more. It is unfulfilled desires that lead to frustration and this makes us want more. This leads eventually to more control and greed, the major causes of corruption. Hence control over our desires is necessary.
We must become sensitive and humble. This will help us to focus on getting personal happiness through mental peace rather than satisfaction of material needs. Besides, it reduces our insecurities and hence gives us a feeling of calmness, well-being and happiness.
A powerful and sensitive mind creates a desire to give back something to society and help less fortunate fellow beings.
The brain develops right from birth and fast. Creation of a powerful mind should start from childhood when brainpower is at its peak. When we focus on reading, thinking and contemplation, we can grow to be better human beings and form a gentler and more sustainable society. A small individual step towards a corruption-free society should therefore start being taken in school.
Only when all of us become internally secure and reduce our greed would we be able to give something back to society and lay the foundation for a sustainable and corruption-free India.
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