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Rita Trust

Rishis of ancient India discovered the laws which govern our cosmos and our life and this law is called Rita in Sanskrit. Rishi means Seer of Rita and beyond, the Seers of the Creator itself, thus they were saints, meta-physicists, physical scientists with a spiritual base. These laws are created by the Creator to run its Creation in an orderly manner, they regulate our lives, and when we are graced with a human birth we are afforded the opportunity to understand these laws and then transcend them to be part of the Creator itself. The law Rita underpins everything that is in the universe. It is through Rita that all things which exist in the universe are interconnected.

Due to this interconnection everything we do has an effect on others for there are laws like whatever we sow we shall reap, every action has an equal and opposite reaction, nothing can be destroyed into or created out of nothing, energy can only be transformed into something else but not into nothing, and so on. One of the major laws that the Rishis discovered was the law of Karma.

The Rishis discovered four principle aims of life which one works through the four stages of one’s life.

The four aims of life are:

a)      Arth – to have a livelihood, build an enterprise, have property

b)      Kaam– to have desire to enjoy one’s earnings and the beauty life offers, to make companions, to procreate, and ultimately to evolve to a desire to seek perfection

c)       Dharam– to make sure that whatever you do you do it under the platform of Dharma, righteousness, justice, truth.

d)      Moksh– to seek liberation from the cycle of re-birth, understand and transcend Rita and be one with the Creator.

The four stages of life are:

a)      Brahmcharya– the first stage of life is to study, learn a discipline

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c)       Vanprasth– thirdly to retire after discharging your responsibilities

d)      Sanyaas– final stage is one of renunciation to give up all attachments to material possessions and serve others

Rita Trust combines the above aims and stages into a cycle of life where one learns a discipline and enjoys desires in a disciplined manner, works hard to do well in life, and then spends one’s time and wealth in helping others. It is fine to accumulate wealth provided it is used in the right and proper manner; it is fine to fulfil those desires provided the means to achieve those are righteous and disciplined. Equally the wealth acquired, the skills and knowledge acquired, we must learn to donate to those who need it more since the Rita, the Natural Law, says if we came into this world with nothing we can take away with us nothing. Thus

a)      Daan, to donate one’s wealth for the welfare of others

b)      Seva, to do selfless service to others

are the highest ideals one ought to exercise in one’s life to the best of one’s capacity and ability.