--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > snip
> > 
> > > > since they're just delivering Saddam his bad karma??  BillyG.
> > > 
> > > Nope. Killing is killing. The deliverer of the karma is still 
> > > participating in the karma, unless they're enlightened, but 
even 
> > then, 
> > > the physical backlash remains.
> > > 
> > > Hussein's karma would play itself out regardless of who decided 
> to 
> > > participate. He might die in agony due to diseases resulting 
from 
> > his 
> > > lifestyle, for instance. Or he could even suffer terribly in 
his 
> > next 
> > > life. Whoever decides to participate in violence reaps violence.
> > > 
> > > Sometimes its worth sacrificing your own karma for the sake of 
an 
> > > obvious outcome, but that doesn't "balance the books" --it just 
> > gives 
> > > you satisfaction for "doing something 'right'".
> > 
> > Perhaps we agree; and if it's 'right' then it would be in harmony 
> > with dharma, whether 
> > it be individual or societal, yes? Right!, killing IS sin,(Gita 
> > Ivs36) 
> > but sometimes a higher principle like dharma, (upholding 
> > righteousness) steps in and determines that 'unless' you act you 
> > would incur sin, (i.e. standing by and watching evil when you had 
> the 
> > ability to stop it).....
> > 
> > In brief, the *reason* for killing greatly agravates or mitagates 
> the 
> > karma....yes?
> 
> Doubtful.

Good synopsis!





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