Better Values, Not More Laws For A Better Society

The world in which we live today runs on rule of law- a set of collectively identified and agreed upon principles that guide our society. But because right and wrong is a matter of perspective, these often fail to function effectively thus requiring corrective action. It makes one wonder what would happen if someday this collective consensus was to collapse? In fact it often does, leading to a morally corrupt society that becomes difficult to discipline even with laws. 

The more l read about India’s past, I realise that the Indian subcontinent has been bound together with the wisdom of the vedas at it's base. Because of this, Indian society has been running not on a set of codified rules but on the spiritual consciousness of it's people. Villages without locks, diversity that coexisted peacefully, high moral and ethical values were not that uncommon in India as are today because society functioned on the conscience of man rather than externally mandated principles.

(Excerpt from 'In Search of Shiva')