Transformation of Collective Spiritual Consciousness using Information Technology – The Case Study of Radiosai

Abstract

The 21st century has become globalized due to adoption of Information Technology (IT) in every sphere of life. It has revolutionized communication and commerce and interconnected the globe. It has given humans the ability to connect with people around the globe. But the misuse of IT has also alienated humankind from its own true nature, because humans are essentially spiritual beings. Due to immense potential, IT has the ability to enable the spiritual transformation of people to ensure that their actions are righteous and hence bring them closer to God and nature. One of best examples of spiritual transformation through IT is that of 'RadioSai', an integrated spiritual portal. It has played a valuable and irreplaceable role in the spreading the Spiritual message of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, worshipped by millions of people throughout the world. RadioSai is now a lifeline for many people to connect to their master and to their inner spiritual self. The endeavour of the current paper is to study the impact of RadioSai on the Spiritual transformation of people across the world. The paper highlights how IT can be used for achieving spiritual transformation of the human beings spread across the globe by impacting the collective global consciousness. The paper is structured as follows. After discussing the history of RadioSai, the paper details the various aspects of RadioSai and gives the various technical details explaining the use of IT in RadioSai. Later, the paper analysis in detail the impact of RadioSai and finally gives lessons for IT managers for spiritually purposeful use of information technology.