To know a society, you must be there and not there. You need to experience it, but you need to be detached. I think that it should more be a mental exercise, than literally banishing oneself to a mountaintop. Objectivity is a valuable tool, but we need to know what we're talking about, wouldn't you agree?
I would also like to add that I think anyone can philosophise, anyone can analyse and ascertain certain moral ideas or social truths, be they a spiritual teacher or, like myself, a cleaner.
I would also like to add that I think anyone can philosophise, anyone can analyse and ascertain certain moral ideas or social truths, be they a spiritual teacher or, like myself, a cleaner.
I would hate to have everyone agree with me. I like having a perspective that allows me to see things differently from a lot of people.
In fact Swami Vivekananda was advised by his mentor Sri Ramakrishna to live in the midst of people and not to disappear into the woods.
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