Where’s Peace?
His Holiness Sri Vasanth Gurudev Ji is a social reformer and a visionary par excellence. He believes in the power of noble silence and believes in empowering the soul through the power of silence. He says that a true aspirant should observe noble silence for eight out of twelve months.

Silence is stillness of the mind and silence is spirituality according to him. He lays great stress on inner purification and this self-purification is the greatest tirtha, propounds His Holiness Sri Vasanth Gurudev Ji. He says that Jinashasan is for the spiritual welfare of all and was revealed by the Tirthankar Paramatmans so that not only human beings but all living beings strive for spiritual excellence and perfection and ultimately become liberated. He is of the firm belief that all modern-evils like violence, terrorism, violation of human rights, degradation of human dignity, environmental degradation, etc are because of the spiritual crisis that man is going through and says that nurturing friendliness with all life-forms can enable us to overcome the challenges of modern times.

He desires that all humans live like true human beings empowered with the power of universal love and dignity and simultaneously work for self-realization, self purification and self conquer. He says that one can reach the Paramatman by mastering control over the body through yoga and the asanas, control over the speech by mauna vrata (noble silence) and control over the mind by bhav shuddi (inner purification) and prayaschitt (expiation). Just as love is blind, bhakti too is blind; there should be complete surrender in bhakti.

The gopis of Brindavan loved Lord Krishna unconditionally and could realize him easily whereas the same was difficult for the rishis who took to rigorous austerities for many years. He says that ignorance, materialism, egotism and the feeling of I, mine and mineness have created rifts between people, families, communities and nations at large.