karmA and God: more thoughts

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Dear Members,

 

Veebhisana saranAgathy and karnA's tragic end are very good examples to

consider.

 

Though born into a rAkshasa family, Veebhisana advised his brother Ravana to

mend his ways and surrender to Sri Rama. When Ravana refused he promptly

took the right decision and surrendered to Rama. We know the rest of the

story.

 

On the contrary, the philanthropical KarnA chose to stay and fight on the

side of DuryOdhanA despite being fully aware that he was aiding the evil. He

chose gratitude over righteousness and perished.

 

They both chose exactly opposite paths that were contrary to their true

nature and were rewarded appropriately.

 

I guess this is probably what is referred by the Tamil saying, "vidhiyai

mathiyaal vella mudiyum" - roughly translated as "destiny can be altered (by

mind)". Here mathi or mind does not mean just "intelligence" but using one's

intellect to make the "right" choice.

 

-aDiyEn,

Sriram