NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 7, 2008: Karan Singh, president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), says the essence of his life is a multi-dimensional quest for the divine and this forms the basis of his new book “I Believe – A Philosophy for the Global Society”. I Believe is a compilation of Singh’s reflections on a variety of subjects like politics, human relationships, economy, science and religion in context of the socio-cultural evolution of India as a spiritually mature nation, placed in a global environment. The slim volume is divided into 12 propositions or tenets of Singh’s life, which he expands into essays.
“The essence of my life’s philosophy is an integrated multi-dimensional quest for the divine,” Singh told IANS. Singh, who is also an authority on the Vedanta and Hinduism, believes that man is still in an intermediate stage between the animal and the divine, but can raise himself to a higher plane if he makes a ‘conscious dedicated effort to do so’. Asked about his political views, Singh quoted form his book: “I believe politics will always remain turbulent because that is the nature of politics… But approached in the right spirit, political activity can be a powerful instrument of human transformation.”