How Does Power Come from Philosophy?

Power comes from the people. And the power of people comes from how they think. The way people think and express themselves grows from how well they understand their surroundings and the stories they believe about their world.

These stories or "narratives" should make sense—they should be logical, based on history, and supported by science. Philosophy helps shape these stories so they feel natural and true. Over time, this way of thinking becomes a complete system—this is what we call philosophy.

Philosophy means seeing and understanding things as they really are. In India, it's called Darshan, which means "to see" in complete sense. In the West, philosophy is about gaining deep knowledge of something in its full form.

When you understand the real reason behind a situation in your life, you begin to want to change or improve it. That desire to change or improve gives you true power. So, philosophy helps people understand power and how it works.

But often, popular philosophy focuses on supernatural or mysterious topics, which makes it hard for ordinary people to understand real problems and how to fix them. This is a serious conspiracy against the common people. Real philosophy should help us see the true causes of problems and give us ways to improve systems and society.

Over time, repeated ways of thinking become automatic. This automatic thinking is called culture. In this way, culture—and the power it holds—comes from philosophy. We must understand the philosophy of culture.

Our thoughts and ideas also affect our bodies. They can change our hormones, which then influence how we act, think, and feel. So, culture, the automated ways of thinking pattern, shapes all parts of our behavior.

No one can stay in power for long without a strong belief system—and that belief system always starts with a philosophy. The certain ideology behind any activities make them an institution. An institution has a much longer life than that of any natural person. It means that longevity of any institution only depends on the acceptance of that philosophy. If you are able to change the basic philosophy behind any institution, that institution must die at that time.

Therefore, Change the way you think, i.e. change the way of philosophy and  you can change the power.

Now, you have became a barrel of power .

Achary Pravar Niranjan Ji 

Chairman, Indian Institute for Improvement of Spirituality and Culture