There is a search within the human being, always for the greatest, the absolute, and that is what differentiates humans from animals. India was fertile, and there was abundance. You had ample leisure, and in that leisure there was space for intellectual inquiry. The sages and the seers would talk to each other purposelessly. And from that purposeless discussion, from silent observation of life for hours, days, months, and years, came those insights that you today recognize as Indian philosophy.
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Questioner: Namaste Sir. So, I have observed one thing: if we look at the major religions and spiritual traditions around the world that are well accepted, we see that they emerged from certain places only. For example, the Abrahamic religions—all of them happened in the Arab world and around Israel and Saudi Arabia. Zoroastrianism happened in Iran, and India has been the most fertile land for the growth of these traditions and religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Even foreign traditions, when they came to India, for example, Sufism, flourished in a very unique fashion. The Indian subcontinent especially has had a long list of saints, and we don’t see these things in European history or in the Americas or any other places.
Acharya Prashant: Heard of a place called Greece?
Questioner: Okay, I am ready to include Greece, as well.
