"Dharma, like rta, means 'what holds together.' It is the basis of all order.
It equals righteousness. It is the ethical code. It is the stable condition
which
gives man perfect satisfaction.
"Dharma is duty. It is not external duty which is arbitrarily imposed by
others.
It is not any artificial set of conventions which can be amended or repealed by
legislation. Neither is it internal duty which is arbitrarily decided by one's
own
conscience. Dharma is beyond all questions of what is internal and what is
external. Dharma is Quality itself, the principle of 'rightness' which gives
structure
and purpose to the evolution of all life and to the evolving understanding of
the
universe which life has created."
(LILA, Chapter 30)
On Aug 8, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Jan-Anders Andersson wrote:
> Hi Marsha
>
> Is it possible to put personal responsiblílity upon a rock being a rock?
> Can you blame a squid for being a squid?
> Are the people on the Andaman Islands guilty for their culture?
>
> A person equal to the occasion with personal free will has his moral value
> concepts for what is right and wrong in his view but a kid that doesn't know
> all yet and is doing just what it is told can't be held responsible in the
> same way. Thats the difference between adults and infants.
>
> We are free to build our own personality or not. An adult individual is
> supposed to use his mental freedom. We are responsible for the moral we
> freely build by ourselves. We are responsible for the values that we freely
> can change by our own mind. Our moral values are our only property and nobody
> elses business unless we don't harm anyone else.
>
> Moral values that is not our own is not connected with free will. We can for
> example not be held responsible for race, color or sexual values.
>
> I can see that there is an interest by those who try to make us believe that
> there is no difference here wants us back to the sheep state so they can play
> the leaders. But why should we trust people that deny responsibility?
>
> Now I'm going to take a ride on my new horse. I got her cheap because they
> said she's nervous but I think she can dance.
>
> That's dynamic.
>
> Hoopla!
>
> Jan-Anders
>
>
> 8 aug 2011 kl. 17.31 MarshaV wrote:
>
>> The MoQ offers a four-tiered, evolutionary, hierarchical structure as a
>> moral framework. In what way does this translate into a logical and
>> necessary relationship between an agent with free will and moral
>> responsibility?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 8, 2011, at 10:57 AM, MarshaV wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there a difference between the law holding someone responsible &
>>> protecting citizens from further harm and a individual being "morally
>>> responsible"? Just a question...
>>>
>>
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