AW: global dharma 2001: jnana - SORRY I AM DOING IT AGAIN

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Dear Frankji,

 

HarihOm! Pranams!

 

WITH ALL DUE RESPECTS: Since you are making a point saying "as

Advaitins" I wanted to disagree. I would humbly suggest that your

inquiry in to the truth behind the world history, as I understand

from your letter, needs to be checked.

 

1. Any given society will have leaders who are either selected or

elected, who are supposed to take decissions on behalf of majority of

the people. May I also point out that there will always be dissent

in the opinion? Some of the states policies need not be made public,

for the sake of public, because public is always split in its opinion

(who knows what the next door nighbour is thinking). So I personally

believe US government is right in not revealing everything to its

public. Comparing to the other democratic governments in the world,

USA has been consistent, and much much better in its policy of

declasifying its information after certain point of time. Well, if

they are not informing you, then please beleive that they have a

better reason!

 

2. ISREAL --- Your pointing out the BBC article: I wished you also

have questioned, why after all ISREAL has taken such a decission to

go in to Lebanon! From the time of the creation of Isreal, Arabs

always looked at it as an enemy. They have caused hell lot of

problems, if possible they could have eliminated Isreal. So please

look at that history, before pointing out that Isreal and as its

defence Minister Sharon tried to pull down buildings! I personally

believe, though he is very much a changed man; Yasser Arafat

committed a lot of agressions against the state of Isreal. Hence,

Sharon's actions should be viewed in the background of what had been

done by Yasser Arafat! You may say states are committing acts of Tit-

for-Tat.... well show me that this human world can work in a

different way :-)

 

The entire world history is either drenched in Blood or in the tears -

Sri Sri ( I think the cause has to be studided in the light of

Marx "Historical Materialism")

 

Also, please note that as a Prime Minister of Isreal, Yahud Barak

tried to offer almost 95% of land back to Palastinians. But Arafat

has refused it. Look at the reason, they wanted to have soverignty

on Jerusalem. What is that which is so important in Jerusalem? The

Al-AQsa mosque... It is claimed equally by all religions. But I

believe Jews were the first inhabiters of that land, so it should

rightfully belong to them. History has done injustice to Jews many

times. Isreal is such a small state, I believe it is surviving only

because wise states like US and other Western powers protecting it.

Otherwise, it could have been annihilated by the same people (and

many people who are taking on streets to protest now a days) who have

brutally annihilated 6000 people by bring down the World Trade

Center! Imagine such a thing ever happened to Isreal! As the

citizens of the world, will we ever forgive ourselves for neglicting

The Isreal's right to exist? Are we forgetting what has been done to

Jews by Nazis? Or by those medivial kings?

 

I believe USA and other western societies trying to protect Jews is

perfectly justified. I ALSO STRONGLY AGREE TO THE POINT THAT

PALASTINIANS SHOULD HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO FREEDOM. Actually, If they

really want peace Palastinians can bring it to their homes in the

next hour... I think Yasser Arafat wantedly ignored the chance of a

golden handshake by Barak and Bill Clinton (then president of United

States). Please think of the reason why Arafat did that!

 

3. And about Saddam Hussain in your letter: I would say A EVIL CAN

NEVER BE REPLACED BY A LESSER EVIL. So US is right in what it has

done towards Iraq. The suffering of Iraqi people should not be

overlooked. But the very same Saddam Hussain, who is said to be

modernist in your letter, could have brought prosperity to Iraqis ---

just by accepting his mistakes and cooperating fully with the Weapons

Commission! If Saddam Hussain was that good then he could have long

back cooperated and brought peace to his land! The fact that he

didn't cooperate shows to the world that US is justified in its

stance.

 

4. Your worry that the action against Terrorists may backfire: SO

WHAT! It is better to die in protecting humanity than ducking in the

home and thinking that world is going to be safer because of our

inaction. People in the world trade center could have never imagined

before walking in to that trap that they are going to die that day!

Some how or the other, everybody will die one day, so no need to

worry. History always has shown that GOOD will always prevail against

EVIL. The action is necessary so that the world could be safer in a

better tomorrow.

 

Conclusively, I would like to borrow our Sadanandaji's excellent

quote:

"Only a wise seriously does not take life seriously - He only acts

seriously."

 

 

Advaitins will always be advaitins...

With that I remain Yours,

Madhava

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

> Von: egodust [egodust]

>

> hariH OM! dear friends.

> namaste.

>

> in light of the u.s./british decision to attack the taliban,

> etc, i decided to share the following letter to the human rights

> commission of the UN, the u.s. dept of state and others, despite

> that it's yet a rough draft and incomplete.

>

> i would appreciate any suggestions as to how to deliver the

> message as effectively and clearly as possible. please email

> me at egodust ..thanks!

>

> the potential for wisdom-insight has never been so high.

>

> peace in ONE,

> frank