The innermost deisre of people is to expand themselves maximally in all directions
The sentiment that grows out of love for the indigenous soil of a country is called geo-sentiment. From this geo-sentiment, many other sentiments emerge, such as geo-patriotism, geo-economics, geo-religion, etc. This geo-sentiment attempts to keep humanity confined within a limited part of this world. But the innermost desire of people is to expand themselves maximally in all directions. If a materialistic philosophy contains any narrowness, like this geo-sentiment, an imbalance is bound to occur between the inner and outer worlds; and psycho-physical imbalance will be inevitable. This is why, in spite of possessing everything, people will remain poor and deprived. In the past this geo-sentiment has caused enormous harm to many individuals and communities of people. Intelligent people must keep themselves aloof from this geo-sentiment and support nothing which is based on it, because it pollutes the devotional sentiment; it degrades human beings and undermines human excellence.
Shrii Prabhat R. Sarkar
Vermont