Artikel: Sociale partners komen met manifest: Basisuitkering voor allen

[Hein van Meeteren]

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Bart Meerdink wrote:

> Het manifest noemt 3 fasen: opvoeding/opleiding, productief, pensioen.

Ben het ernstig met het basisinkomen eens. Inderdaad een goed onderbouwd
plan, dat oks aller instemming verdient. Uitwerken van detrails is wel
belangrijk (bijvoorbeeld: privé bijverzekeren boven de basis kan leiden
tot te ernstige deling van goed en basisverzekerden).

Iets anders, wat me opvalt:

Die drie levensfasen, preproductief, productief en postproductief, komen
vrijwel exáct overeen met....de Hindoïstische levensleer. Die kent ook
drie fasen (eigenlijk vier, als je ascese meerekent), waarbij in de
eerste fase geschoold en geworteld wordt, in de tweede fase geproduceerd
en "neergezet"wordt, en in de derde fase ingebonden ("geretireerd")en
losgelaten wordt. In die zin wordt onze maatschappij een beetje
Hindoïstisch, als we dit systeem krijgen. De Hindoe's voegen er nog wat
aan toe: in de eerste gase hécht je je aan de materie, in de tweede fase
vermeerder je materie (dat gaat zover als kinderen op arde zetten), en
in de derde fase onthecht je je van de materie.

Mooi he.

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[Progressing through Life: The Three Stages
The three stages of life that come from the life-affirming, Vedic side
of Hinduism, were intially designed with the caste system in mind (of
course). In particular, they were set up to apply to members of the
three Twice-Born varnas: the Brahmin, the Kshatriya and the Vaishya.
Other castes and jatis have adopted them in different ways, transforming
them to meet their needs.

The first stage is that of the student, during which a boy traditionally
is expected to go to live and study with a teacher (a guru) for several
years. Today only a few Brahmin families follow this tradition to the
full extent. A boy enters into student-hood at adolescence (ages 8-12),
and spends most of his maturing years studying. For Brahmins, this would
mean studying and memorizing large portions of the Vedas and
accompanying texts, along with training in the various rituals. Members
of all castes learn how set up and maintain their own household worship,
centered on the holy fire of Agni.

For the Twice-Born castes, the ritual (samskara) of becoming a student
contains great significance, for it is the means by which a person
becomes reborn. This ceremony--often called the thread ceremony because
of the red thread which the initiate wears over his left
shoulder--symbolizes the entrance of the boy into Hinduism. Originally,
it was at this point that the initiate was first permitted to hear the
words of the sacred Vedas and learned his first mantra. Once initiated,
the boy became, like other Twice-Born males, responsible for maintaining
the balance of the cosmos.

After student-hood, the next stage of life is that of householder,
usually entered into through an elaborate, many-day marriage ceremony.
It is during this stage that a man has children (with his wife), forms a
family, establishes himself in a career or job, and strives to be an
active member of his community. He will establish his own household,
with its own worship. Indeed, with his wife, the householder is now
responsible for ensuring that the rituals of domestic life are carried
out at their proper times and in the proper manner. This stage is
important because it carries the responsibilities of looking after and
supporting people at all other stages, both male and female.

The third stage of life is that of retirement. When a man reaches old
age and his son has a family and is ready to take over the leadership of
the household, he and his wife will retire. On the one hand, their
household responsibilities--both religious and secular--diminish
significantly. On the other hand, they become free to contemplate the
meaning of their coming death and rebirth. They may choose to withdraw
into a secluded area--perhaps become a "hermit"-- or they may involve
themselves in more active worship (bakti) of Hinduism's pantheon of gods
and goddesses.

Each of these three stages is preceded by a samskara, a ritual that
brings a person from the previous stage of life into the new one. While
these are the most important stages of life, brought on by the most
elaborate samskaras, there are many other samskaras performed during
one's life. Traditionally, a person may undergo anywhere from 10 to 18,
even up to 40, samskaras during their lifetime. The majority of these
will be performed before a baby is even six months old, with many of
them done before birth. These are believed to help a person leave their
previous life behind and to enter successfully into their new one. Each
samskara advances a person further along the path of life, initiating
them into a new aspect or stage.]

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