QNA WITH SRI SRI
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Q: You say that corruption in society is linked to the spiritual quotient in society. But how it is that in the west, even though spirituality there is lesser than India, their corruption is also much lesser compared to Indian.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: India is still surviving on its past spiritual flavor. It is like, the kitchen still smells of food but there is no food in the pots. That is what has happened. You are entering into the kitchen and it smells of Bajjis and Bondas (Indian savories), but don’t think that the Bondas are still in the vessel.

So this is what India has from the past. They made lots of Bondas and everybody ate. India was in a high spiritual state. But today and since the past, 20 years, the society has stooped to a level of irresponsibility, lack of belongingness and lack of integrity, especially in the political front and so it is affecting the country. Though the common man may be very honest, but when the leadership is not honest, then the corruption starts infiltrating.
There is a saying, ‘Yatha Raja Tatha Praja!’ It is not, ‘Yatha Praja, Tatha Raja!’

It moves from top to bottom. So when there is corruption at the top, then it starts infiltrating. At least India is still intact. This is because there is some sense of spirituality that has kept things in a sane manner, and kept people together. Otherwise, India would have gone into pieces long ago.

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