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Definitionofcorruption:

Corruptionislikeaparalysiswhichseverelyhampersthegrowthof
a nation. There are many definitions of corruption. According to Alreadyamember?Signin

Transparency International, an International body which monitors

corruption across the world, corruption refers to the abuse of entrusted BlogArchive

power for private gain. They classify corruption into grand, petty and 2016(37)
political,dependingupontheamountofmoneylostandthesectorwhere July(2)

itoccurs. June(2)
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Accordingtothem,grandcorruptionconsistsofactscommitted
March(5)
at a high level of government that distort policies or the central
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functioningofthestate,enablingleaderstobenefitattheexpenseofthe ConfrontingthePresentReality.
publicgood. TheRelativeandAbsoluteLaw.
HowtoCombatCorruption?
Pettycorruptionreferstoeverydayabuseofentrustedpowerby TheAnswerstoallPhilosophical
QuestionsinLife...
low and midlevel public officials in their interactions with ordinary
TheEvolutionofConsciousnessandthe
citizens, who often are trying to access basic goods or services in places GrowthofC...
likehospitals,schools,policedepartmentsandotheragencies. TheLifeCycleofaRebellionandan
Establishment...
MiyamotoMusashi21Preceptsfor
Political corruption is a manipulation of policies, institutions AttainingEnlig...
and rules of procedure in the allocation of resources and financing by Howtostopaddiction?

politicaldecisionmakers,whoabusetheirpositiontosustaintheirpower, January(9)
status,andwealth. 2015(25)

India is one of the chief victims of corruption. The corruption in AboutMe

India is rampant and widespread. There is not a single public office in VishnuShankar
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CorruptioninIndia.
Thecorruptionwithin:

Ifwetracetherootsofallcorruption,wewillbeastonishedtofind
that the corruption stems from within. Before pointing out the fingers
outside, let us examine ourselves. Are we corrupt? Corruption is
nothing but the excessive engagement of senses in the sense
objects. As soon as there is an excessive engagement in sense objects,
corruption sprouts. For example, when we sleep too much there is
corruption and when we eat too much there is corruption and when we
talk too much there is corruption and so on. Because excessive
engagement in sense objects results in addiction, and
addiction, in turn, ruins the vital forces in the body. When
man become bereft of these vital forces, he sways from
integrityandtruthfulness.Andwhenheswaysfromintegrity
andtruthfulness,corruptionistheresult.

Toomuchofsleepakindofcorruption.

Incorruption,amanbeginstoidentifyhimselfmoreofabody.He
thinksthatthesenseobjectscanofferhimmoreenjoymentandsecurity,
and therefore, engage in it unabashedly. All sense objects come with a
price, and when it becomes illaffordable, he resorts to illegal means to
obtain them. He then hoards these sense objects for future use.
Corruption is like an itch. Corruption is nothing but death.
Corruption ruins the senses. When a man begins to fall more
and more into this sense trap, death is the result. This kind of
corruptionisexplainedbySriShankaracharyainthisfamousversefrom
Vivekachudamani.Hesays,

The deer, the elephant, the moth, the fish and the
honeybee these five meet death because of their bondage to
one of the five senses. What then is the condition of a person
whoisattachedtoallfive?(76)
 The deer gets captivated by the sound of good music. An untamed
elephantgetsattractedbythetouchofatamedone.Amothgetsattracted
bythesightoflight.FishgetsattractedbytasteandHoneybeebysmell.
Alltheseattractionsarefatalfortheseanimals.Theworstcaseisthe
man,whereallthefiveattractionsremaininitsfullnessand,
therefore,aremorefatal.

Themothattractedbylight.

Howtocombatcorruption?

The only way to combat corruption is by fasting. Fasting

doesn't only mean abstinence from the intake of food, but it
alsomeansabstinencefromtheintakeoffoodbyallthesense
organs. Fasting blunts the attraction towards the objects and thereby
denying any chance of corruption by the sense organs. Fasting was used
by some great men like Mahatma Gandhi and Anna Hazare, to combat
politicalcorruption.

Indiaagainstcorruption.

Theotherwaytocombatcorruptionisbyfollowingthemiddle
path and resorting to meditation techniques. Meditation reveals the
higherdimensioninman.Thishigherdimensioninmanisbeyonddeath.
Sensualityoffersthepathofdeath.Whereas,meditationoffersthepathof
immortality. The root of all corruption lies in the senses.
Therefore,closethesensesandgobeyonddeath.

ThankYou.
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