Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s9.t9.22

v1.c7.s9.t9.22

In order to promote the social development, Aurobindo proposed a “social development law”. In his view, society is composed by the three timeless factors of individuals, nations, and human, the evolution of a society must make sure these three factors are satisfactorily developed. For individuals concerned, it is through the internal free development to perfect their personality, at the same time respect and help others to gain same development. For the countries concerned, it is also through its internal free development to perfect itself, and respect and help other countries to develop. For humankind, it will take full advantages of the free development and achievements of all individuals, countries and social groups, and continue to evolve upward, until human unity is realised. His “social development law”, in essence, is a further development of his “spiritual evolution” doctrine. His so-called “improve ourselves through internal free development” in fact, is introspecting “soul” and experiencing the “spirit”, it’s a process of revealing the potential spirit of nature. He believes that social evolution, firstly is to gain self-perfection through the internal development of the individuals and the countries composing the society, then try to help and promote the others or other countries to perfect. On this basis, between individuals and between countries, the real unity and good coordination will be achieved on the same spiritual basis; the whole society will become a “holy family.”