Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals : 18-1. SWAMI kRISHNANANDA
16/03/2019 18. The Purpose of Philosophy-1. A talk given on the 1st of February, 1979, while inaugurating the 24th Conference of the All-India Philosophical Congress, at the Sivananda Ashram. On this auspicious occasion of holy Vasanta Panchami, I have the honour to welcome to this holy Ashram all the learned delegates of the Akhila Bharatiya Darsana Parishad. At this august moment, I invoke the grace of the Almighty upon you all for your health and long life, so that you may be blessed by the Divine Being for a more energetic endeavour in the direction of true pursuit of the Goal of all existence, which is the central theme of philosophical endeavour. By way of a few inaugural words I have the privilege to present in a short outline what I feel from the bottom of my heart at the present moment. This is a session, an Adhivesana, of the Akhila Bharatiya Darsana Parishad – An All-India Philosophical Congress – constituted by highly elevated spirits whose total being may be