Guest guest Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 > But can it be > possible, that there is some beating, that is not only present even > in highly cultured circles, but is even considered beneficial and > protective? And comes out of duty to protect nad educate, and is > free of after-frustration-anger and envy? Because, if all beating is > horrible, and is to be condemned and is a sign of low class > personality deeply in lower modes of nature, why is it described > even in cultural shastric descriptions, and thus relished by great > sages and vaisnavas. I suggest you have the answer. When the beating is to help and protect the dharma and with love, then it is good. On the other hand, loveless beating is condemned as adharmic violence. Trying to get rid of both I understand as part of a liberal/leftist agenda (stemming from impersonal philosophies) to undermine family and ultimately dharma. In East Europe where I grew it was a kind of normal that kids were sometimes beaten when they did something bad. It was a fast, 'instant karma' which really made one understand the mistake better than any other punishments. As a kid I never took it as harmful or that my parents are evil and should be reported to the police, etc. as we see nowadays. (I don't know what happened to the text of Giri-nayaka P. It disallowed me to comment on it as well as to see its status. Hmm.) Your servant, bh. Jan www.vrindavan-dham.com veda.harekrsna.cz (Bhakti-yoga, Vedic Encyclopedia, Vedic Library, Connections, Links) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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