FOREWORD

FOREWORD Man is a complete being in himself. There are two dimensions of man’s being: the physical and the spiritual. The physical dimension of man relates to man’s physical or external existence, while the spiritual dimension of man relates to man’s inner self. Both dimensions are important in their place, but the status of the two is distinct. However ‘modern civilizational progress’, has made available to man an enormous variety of things that cater to the material aspect of his being. There has been much ‘progress’ as far as material ‘development’ is concerned, catering to human needs. But, as far as man’s inner being— the spiritual dimension—is concerned, the process has been moving in the opposite direction. There has been no noteworthy progress on man’s spiritual front. It would be true to say that man’s inner character or being is now drowned in a sort of extreme starvation. It is necessary to understand this contradiction in man’s personality and discover its solution. There is an urgent need to save man from this looming crisis. Along with fulfilling the needs of the material dimension of his being, man must also seek to fulfil the demands of