In English
The birth and meaning of
The independence we celebrate today was finally achieved and proclaimed at midnight on August 14/15, 1947. What exactly does the word 'independence' mean? It means we are not dependent on anyone, any longer. We are dependent on ourselves alone. The Indian word is for 'Independence.' It means "our ." The word means "the Heart" (, , in the Heart, . The (the machine, the apparatus) is the body. The (saving formula is the Breath and the (the heart, the source of life is the . So, means independence from everything except the . The resident of the heart is the only . There is no dependence on the others. He is the only Master, the only God. This is the stage of , sole monarch of oneself. The word , commonly used for an independent state, connotes only absence of worldly dependence. Independence can be enjoyed by man only if he gets rid of bondage to the senses which drag him into tantalising ventures. The attainment of , involving sense-control, expansion of love, and cleansing the consciousness, so the God's glory may be reflected therein, is the goal.