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the essence of all religions in the form of ‘The essence of Quran’,The essence of Christian teachings,the
essence of Sikhism in the form of Japuji,the Dhammapada, the essence of Bhagavata,Gurubodha

(the essence of Shankaracharya’s teachings) are also noteworthy. His concept ofJai-jagat, “Third
Power”, “Shantiyatra”, “Arogyavichar”, “Acharyakula” need to be explored philosophically.

Moreover, his relationship with other Classical as well as Contemporary philosophers needs to be
highlighted.

Lastly, he has offered invaluable insights to the fields of Education and Literature. His profound
reflections such as”Teachers should be student-oriented and students should be teacher-oriented. Both

should be Knowledge-oriented and Knowledge should be service-oriented” or “Treatises contain
Words the meaning of which is realised in life” require philosophical consideration in all senses of the

term.
When we contemplate on “Sankalpa se Siddhi”, his “Svarajyashastra”, “Svadeshi” and

“Non-co-operation” as intended by him assume fresh significance. Thus, in the words of Dr. Usha
Thakkar, “Vinoba stands as a symbol for the struggle of the good against the evil, of spiritual against the

mundane. He was a spiritual visionary, whose spirituality had a pragmatic stance with intense concern
for the deprived……. .In fact, his life is a saga of his commitment to nonviolent ways of bringing

change, his yearning for the highest level of spirituality and his unwavering faith in human values and
love.” More than Hundreds of Books & Articles in various languages on & by Vinoba Bhave in the

Magazines like ‘Maitri’, ‘Samya yoga,Sarvodaya Sadhana published by Organisations of Sarvodaya.,
Audio clips on talks on the Gita, Geetai, Vishnusahstranam and Video related to Vinoba are available

from which the philosophical pursuit of Vinoba Bhave is traceable and it is the sincere attempt of this
book to appropriate Vinoba as a philosopher who need to be revisited from contemporary perspective.

This book is the compilation of the research papers presented by various scholars and disciples
of Vinoba in the Seminar titled “Philosophical Contribution of Acharya Vinoba Bhave” sponsored by

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ICPR, which was held at Mahatma Gandhi Hindi Vishwavidyalay, Wardha from 8 to 10 February
2018. The aim of the seminar was to create renewed interest in Vinoba in the present context. It was
an opportunity to share and discuss his hardly known concepts like ABC triangle, Kanchan-mukti
and Rishi-kheti which can be useful even in present times. As stated above, the philosophical significance

of his ideas and thought-experiments is to be elucidated focusing on his academic as well as activist
contribution.

To include all the main aspects of Vinoba’s philosophy and activities in this book, we
requestedProf. Pushpendra Dube to write on cow protection and Dr. Parag Cholkar to write on Shanti

Sena. So also, Dr. Geeta Mehta’s research articles on Vinoba’s role on National Integration and Sant
Parampara ki Samskrutik Bhumika Vinobaji ke Sandarbhame are incorporated.

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