Guru Basava’s Philosophy

LORD BASAVANNA

LORD BASAVA of 12th century taught the World, about the importance of Enlightenment, Work Culture, Democracy, Human Rights, Gender and Racial equality to form an egalitarian Society. He was a great thinker who formed a Model Classless Society and called it “SHARANA SANKULA”. SHARANA SANKULA was a society of the people, who denied gender, caste, racial and class discriminations. SHARANAS were the pious people. Most of them were from working class and from lower strata of the society. They believed that God is in our duties and in our body in the form of conscience. There should not be any kind of discrimination among different types of works.

SHARANA SANKULA

SHARANA SANKULA, then the excess wealth becomes societal surplus. According to LORD BASAVA’S ideal society, the surplus should become part of the social fund i.e. SHIVANIDHI. The SHARANAS should give their surplus to SHIVANIDHI in the form of DASOHA. This kind of egalitarian Society is called JANGAMALINGA. His philosophy is based on Spiritual Materialism

Kaayaka (Work)

Any work performed by Sharana is called “ Kayaka ”.  The SHARANAS while doing their Kayaka achieved the heights of the enlightenment which indicates “One Invisible God, One Universe and Single Humankind”. They achieved this on the basis of BASAVA Philosophy. They realized the “Philosophy of Universal Oneness”, which was taught by LORD BASAVA through experience of Kayaka . Kayaka is important to understand the BASAVA Philosophy

DASOHA(Sharing)

The SHARANAS should give their surplus to others in the form of DASOHA. DASOHA stands for proper distribution of wealth in the society. These concepts are based on the BASAVA Philosophy which we call generally ISHTALINGA TATVA which is the religious term.