Re: Ahimsa and the Bhagavad Gita
Hi Inidanx,
The war of Mahabharata was not the desire of the Pandavas neither Krishna. It was solely brought upon by Duryodhana on himself after commiting a series of injustice on his borthers and trying to KILL them multiple times.
I'm appaled that your friend compares Gita with the folly of the person known as "Mahatma" who single handely ruined a nation and earned a title for his msdeeds. All countries big and small got independence from Britain during the same period, none other than us crafted out a false hero out of it.
Gandhi's non-violence has no meaning in Vedic religion. Vedic ahimasa has been summurised in one line by Kanchi Paramacharya -- see my sig line. Niether Krishna nor Arjuna ever commited himsha.
The teaching of the Gita is to stand beyond all moha's that afflict us ~ problem is very very few people in kali yuga (including the great spiritual teachers) were beyond all Moha and thus we have countless philosophies since Gita, but none which is so clear on action.(Mohas:- normal mohas of eat sleep sex, then comes spiritual mohas as one realizes partial spritual truths love, happiness, peace, emptyness etc, but Atman is not this, not this!!!)
Jai Sri Krishna, the achyuta - who never falls from the truth of Atman.
Last edited by sm78; 14 February 2007 at 10:29 PM.
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