Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 caycecayce , " Tony OClery " <aoclery> wrote: caycecayce , " freespirit2710 " <freespirit2710> wrote: > > Hi Tony, > > I very much agree with the below. All things being relative though, > if you look at it from a more expanded viewpoint it seems like many > of these relationships were agreed upon prior to birth and physical > life, for a purpose. Probably because of their very difficulty. It > seems like most everything that takes place in people's lives has > some kind of purpose and reason behind it (with the exception of > suicide, i don't believe that is every pre-planned by any soul). > > Still, even if that is true i feel we should always try to have > compassion for every life-path, and should always strive to abolish > practices that don't consider the in-physical free-will of others and > which causes pain and suffering. Yet it seems that humanity only > really learns through pain, suffering, and disillusionment. Namaste, But allowing them 'free choice' would also be karmic. We learn by our attitude to things not the action itself for that has already happened and cannot be changed...........Tony. > > Namaste, > > > > I am not referring particularly to Dinesh but to all arranged > > marriages, many don't turn out so well. Ending in burnings, > > beatings, death and mysery...at best quiet desperation. So whether > > it is southern europeans, eastern europeans, muslims, hindus or > > whatever; it is an interference with a person's divine right to > free > > thought.........It is manipulation which attracts the worst > > karma.........ONS...Tony.> > >> > Namaste, > > > > > > Yes it is all prarabda karma and a learning experience. Probably > > > that arranged marriage isn't really such a good idea. It is a > > > cultural thing not a spiritual thing, for one is interfering with > > > the free will of the marriage partner. This involves the egotism > > of > > > the parents to try and interfere in their child's life. I find it > > > difficult to understand and I've heard all the usual 'they grow > to > > > love each other etc etc'. No love but attachment based on control > > > and fear...........ONS..Tony. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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