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Research
in teachings of different religions in order to
cull out those universal scientific principles
that form the common substratum of all the faiths,
in order to demonstrate the fundamental postulate
of unity in diversity and emphasize the similarities
in the teachings of the major world religions,
and move towards an era of inter-faith harmony.
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Research
in the common ground, that is being continually
widened, of conclusions emerging from the physical
and natural sciences and those arrived at by the
founders of world religions and mystics of all
faiths, in order to demonstrate the consonance
between science and spirituality.
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Research
into and teachings of the principles of Sai Philosophy,
with its emphasis on the harmony among all faiths
and its reaffirmation of the universal vision
of Indian Culture, with particular reference to
Vedanta philosophy.
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Research
in topics relating to Education in Human Values
in areas such as educare, medicare, science and
technology, literature, journalism, politics and
governance, international relations, defence,
law and order, business, banking, transportation
and other critical areas of human activity.
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Provision
of fellowships and related facilities to Indian
and foreign scholars conducting research into
the above areas of knowledge.
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Holding
of lectures by renowned thinkers and practitioners
of different faiths, research scholars and public
personalities on the subjects enumerated above
and with a view to disseminating the results of
research.
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Organization
of workshops and seminars for the same purpose.
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Publication
of books, research papers and lectures on the above
subjects, in order to take these to a wider national
and international audience. |
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Development
of interaction between the International Centre
and other high-powered bodies like the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
World Health Organization etc., in order to further
the above objectives and to promote the idea of
learning to live together in multi-racial, multi-religious
and multi-cultural societies. |
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Establishing
and maintaining a prestigious national library and
documentation centre of Indian and foreign books,
monographs, articles, lectures and other relevant
material pertaining to the above subjects. It would
essentially be based on the rapidly emerging digital
libraries network. |
