Riding bulls

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On Manu-samhita

 

"The revealed scriptures, like Manu-samhita and similar others, are

considered the standard books to be followed by human society. Thus the

leader's teaching should be based on the principles of such standard

sastras." --Bg. 3.21P

 

"The Manu-samhita is the standard lawbook for humanity, and every human

being is advised to follow this great book of social knowledge." --Bhag.

2.1.36P

 

 

"As we learn from the history of the Mahabharata, or "Greater India," the

wives and daughters of the ruling class, the ksatriyas, knew the political

game, but we never find that a woman was given the post of chief executive.

This is in accordance with the injunctions of Manu-samhita, but

unfortunately Manu-samhita is now being insulted, and the Aryans, the

members of Vedic society, cannot do anything. Such is the nature of

Kali-yuga." --Bhag. 10.4.5P

 

 

Thus if the Manu-samhita says that we should not ride on the backs of bulls,

then we should not ride on the backs of bulls.

[Guest guest]

> On Manu-samhita

>

> "The revealed scriptures, like Manu-samhita and similar others, are

> considered the standard books to be followed by human society. Thus the

> leader's teaching should be based on the principles of such standard

> sastras." --Bg. 3.21P

 

I agree - leaders should learn the spirit of the law and not obsess on the

letter of it.

 

> Thus if the Manu-samhita says that we should not ride on the backs of

bulls,

> then we should not ride on the backs of bulls.

 

Sorry, somehow I mistook the topic -I thought it was about riding oxen, not

bulls. I would certainly never try to ride a bull, and anyone who needs a

scripture to figure out he shouldn't ride a bull has bigger problems than

that to work out yet in their lives in any case (based on their lack of

common sense exhibited by having to have someone else tell them not to ride

a bull).