--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > And you are correct, moral and war are opposites! We agree! But to > > not act is also karma, the real question is whether is would be a > > greater sin to act or not act. > > You can't *not act*, as Krishna points out > in the Gita. That isn't an option. Sitting > back and doing nothing is also acting.
Correct... > > So the question is which action you take: > do you promote war, do you sit back and do > nothing, or do you actively oppose it? Correct... > > > As MMY says it is not a matter of loss > > or gain (of life) in the Gita...the real question is Dharma!! > > Right. So how do you know which action is > dharmic? You don't, its a judgement decision you make and only God (certainly not you or me) decides in the end, the ramifications of that karma. > It's probably not such a hot idea to base > your actions on second-guessing what the > dharma is. Do what you think is right > instead. Correct...and that is your *karma*, good, bad or indifferent. I think Iraq would have been a greater sin to leave undone. That is my judgement and by which I will be judged. > > You just agreed that war is immoral, so that > means you don't think war is right, and > therefore you should work for peace. As MMY puts it so clearly in CHII vs38, (talking about the very issue of life and death)"...or an action which it would be sinful to leave *undone*, then its performance becomes a necessity". As you can see the performance in the light of duty transcends moral and immoral...there is a greater principle in effect (Dharma). This is the very issue Arjuna confronts in the Gita (not just metaphorical but historical as well, and instructional in its commentary). Basically the Lord (Krishna) urges him to *fight* because Dharma transcends the evervescent nature of life and death, vs 27. Sure it is immoral to kill, but if not killing would lead to more killing (or loss of freedom, religious and otherwise) it would be better to nip it in the bud, don't you think? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
