Re: Devoting to God
hariḥ oṁ
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Namasté sanjaya
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sanjaya
On the other hand, Krishna also told Arjuna that it was his duty to fight the Kauravas, which I think means that he would accumulate good karma for his actions. I guess that might be where appreciation for one's own actions comes in. It would be an interesting paradox: God is responsible for our actions, but he rewards us for them when we do good.
What is your opinion on what 'good karma' is? How would you define it? Would 'good karma' be a selection of either śreyas or preyas ?
The kaṭha upaniṣad (chapter 2, 2nd śloka) talks of śreyas (conducive to welfare i.e. of higher value) and preyas (dearer , more agreeable , more desired i.e. pleasant for here and now, amenable to worldly life and accommodations). It says the following ( Yama is talking to naciketas¹
Both śreyas and preyas approach man. The wise fully surveying them (both) , discriminates and chooses śreyas in preference to preyas. The ignorant interested in worldly well-being chooses ( really the word is 'thus consumes' or vṛṇīte) preyas.
So does this assist us in determining what is good and what is not so good karma? Do we think good karma is then the delivery of or accumulation of benefit? And that benefit turns into a more ~leisurely ~ life? Or it is it something higher or different then this?
Any thoughts on this matter?
praṇām
words
- naciketa नचिकेत- of a man; is rooted in cit to perceive , fix the mind upon , attend to , be attentive , observe , take notice of ; 'na' is not , no , nor , neither.
- Hence na + cit is to not take notice of, or be attentive or know.
- keta केत desire , wish , will , intention ; is also rooted in cit ; Hence na + keta is without desire or wish
Last edited by yajvan; 04 November 2009 at 10:05 PM.
Reason: corrected - worldly well-being
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yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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