Guest guest Posted March 6, 1999 Report Share Posted March 6, 1999 Dear member, You wrote: "We as Vaishnavas try not to hurt any living being.Ahimsa is given lot of importance in our Philosophy..." etc. etc. True. The vedic faith places a lot of stress on "ahimsA". It is a most desirable trait to be cultivated by any spiritual aspirant. But the vedic religion does not elevate "ahimsa" onto the pedestal of a MORAL ABSOLUTE ... in other words, "ahimsa" is a very desirable but not the sole or essential pre-requisite for spiritual upliftment. It is only the Buddhist religion which made so much out of the concept of "ahimsa" and historically, it is under its influence that the absolute-ness of "ahimsa" as a moral value became so prevalent in modern "Hinduism". The vedic religion is unique for its outlook on life ... its fine sense of balance and proportion. It rarely, if ever, speaks the language of extreme and absoluteness. It recognizes only one absolute: the Supreme One, Narayana. Evertyhing else is non-absolute. adiyEn, Sudarshan ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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