We still have Kings, but they are known by different names. I didn't get what is the doctrine of no-personal-choice. If that is no- doer-nothing getting done, then as per my knowledge this was to arrest the karma thing which went on to excess. Though I am not an expert on that.
On Aug 4, 2:59 pm, Mahakali <[email protected]> wrote: > People go to the Courts and Judges of their own countries with the > expectation of seeing justice done. What they actually find is a legal > system that favours the ones who can afford the best QC and knows how > to "the system works" (timeframes, arguments, negotiations, delays etc > etc). In most cases, justice is not done and is not even seen to be > done. > > Hence, the reason many people resort to religion for justice i.e. in > the hope to get justice in an afterlife. > > Also, don't forget that the doctrine of Karma was created shortly > after the doctrine of no-personal-choice was created. The Kings were > worried that, if people would think that the people were allowed to do > whatever they wanted, they feared that the poor would revolt against > them. Hence, they paid (bribed) the Brahmins who come out with the > idea that if the untouchables were so poor was because of something > they did in their previou lives (law of karma). As the masses trusted > and believed their Brahmins, they accepted to continue to live in > their low conditions and to live in poverty because the Brahmins said > so. > > Love > > A > > On Aug 4, 10:30 am, Anandanand <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Kali, > > > > as far as the local laws,rules and regulations are concerned, then, I > > > have to abide and respect them. As a citizen of a country, it would be > > > foolish and disrespecful to do otherwise. They are meant to allow > > > society to function as a whole. > > > So is Religion. The Judiciary has it's own drawback, so does religion. > > The difference being, the things are tangible, in most cases, in > > Judiciary, where as they are mostly intangible in the case of > > religion, making it in the form of beliefs. All this IMO. > > > In most places in the world, Judiciary has it's benifits. And places > > where it doesn't, are mostly in chaos. > > > On Aug 4, 12:14 pm, Mahakali <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Anandanand > > > > as far as the local laws,rules and regulations are concerned, then, I > > > have to abide and respect them. As a citizen of a country, it would be > > > foolish and disrespecful to do otherwise. They are meant to allow > > > society to function as a whole. > > > > However, I do not see them as "beliefs" , I see them more as > > > instruments as part of the machinery put in place to run society.And, > > > of course, there is the right and the wrong of any law or regulation > > > and this can be taken personally or not as a belief or a personal > > > stand. > > > > Regards > > > > Kali > > > > On Aug 4, 6:46 am, Anandanand <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Kali, > > > > > > I meant "do not believe in anything (religion included)" > > > > > Do you say the same for the trafic rules or the penal code ? I think > > > > not, just because that will penalise you materially. > > > > > On Aug 4, 2:04 am, Mahakali <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I meant "do not believe in anything (religion included)" as in every > > > > > possible thing. However,I suppose that when I say "I do not believe in > > > > > anything" I do not really mean as in "in anything" or "completely". I > > > > > still have my attachments but I do not have, anylonger, "strong" > > > > > beliefs of any sort. > > > > > > I tend to question more often than I should. > > > > > > You know the saying "when you see a Buddha in the road, kill him > > > > > (metaphorically)". > > > > > > Yours > > > > > > Kali > > > > > > On Aug 3, 10:56 pm, Rodger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Kali, when you say you do not believe in anything, are you meaning > > > > > > you > > > > > > do not believe in any particular religion,or do you really mean > > > > > > anything...at all? > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 4:26 am, Mahakali <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I feel like doing a RS: > > > > > > > > there is no Religion > > > > > > > > there is no belief.. > > > > > > > > etc etc.. > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > Kali > > > > > > > > PS: raised and brought up as Roman Catholic. My beliefs were many, > > > > > > > but, nowadays, I cannot say I believe in anything at all > > > > > > > (seriously!). > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 11:04 am, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Here we all are, from different countries, discussing > > > > > > > > spirituality. > > > > > > > > > And I am wondering... > > > > > > > > > What Religion were you brought up with? > > > > > > > > > What do you believe now? > > > > > > > > > Sent from an iPhone- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
