About
the Book
'Negative instinct' of mankind is as old as our
civilization. In order to tackle this human aberration many
socio-psychological techniques were evolved. In order to ensure
co-existence and harmonious living the concept of Law and Order came
into vogue. Punishment of crime was enforced to have a deterrent effect
on the society. In the last millennium these 'criminal' activities were
diagnosed as 'disease' of the society. To cure the ailing society many
tools were evolved enveloping socio-psycho-economic norms. However,
desired results could not be achived.
On the other hand, traditional people or Tribals
were termed as 'criminal and were shunted out to seclusion by the upper
section of the society. So-called reformative efforts from 'above' could
not undo their instincts and negative impulsiveness. Thus
socio-anthropologically speaking, we have created a core class and named
them 'criminal' who posed a perennial danger to the socalled society of
ours.
However, some philanthropists intervened and
employed the 'spiritual tool' of Ram Naam to usher in
reformatiaon amongst those who live a life of negativism and neglect.
Tribal Bhils of Jhabua District of Madhya Pradesh
and Many more convicts serving sentences in Indore Central Jail became
the subject of reformation through Ram Naam - the sound or
nada philosophy propounded by Swamiji Satyanandji Maharaj. This
spiritual experimentation is yielding phenomenal result and curing many
an ill of the society which were otherwise remained a subject of great
societal neglect.
The book delves deep into the subject of spiritual
reformation through field study undertaken in the Jhabua District and
Indore Central Jail. It takes the hind view of the socio-economic
situation. It also gauges the psychological changes as narrated by
scores of people who are experiencing reformation.
The book elaborates the internal journey of sacred
sound - Ram Naam and looks at sociologically how that is
influencing the lifestyle of people who once remained a threat to the
society. This work also highlights how Ram Naam is effacing the
layers of superstition and effecting de-addiction among the Bhils.
The book looks at the case studies from the
perspective of anthropology and analyses the depth of spiritual
reformation dethroning the societal concept that Bhils have 'criminal
minds', who are for ages subjected to the abject poverty and social
denunciation. The book also concludes through various case studies that
'hard core murder convicts' can be reformed throughly and even there are
cases where convicts who cultivated Ram Naam could escape gallows
in a very mystic manner.