Guest guest Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 advaitin , > > The present question is " Compared to other animals, it is observed, only human beings have moha,mada,lobha and matsarya,in addition to kama and krodham, which other animals also have ,may be in lower degree.Further the urge for excelling others or for achieving perfection is found only in human beings. What is the reason for this? > > The very purpose of Advaita Vedanta is to give answers to these interesting concerns of human beings. Namaste, A Chimp in a Swedish Zoo, saves up caches of rocks to throw at visitors the next time they visit. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/09/chimp-zoo-stones-science This show imagination, anger,forward planning and future thinking and the desire for a result in many ways. I have always believed that humans build themselves up too much. In illusion we all share one consciousness after all. 50% of mankind has an IQ of 100 or less, close to the Apes even. Most of mankinds brain is as large as it is due to speech and the need for instruments to express and transfer it. Speech doesn't imply intelligence any more than a birds abiliity to fly does. Nisargadatta Maharaj said that only one person in Bombay/Mumbai could intellectually understand non-duality never mind realise it. That works out at about 1 in 10 million at the time. So there are probably only 60,000 people on the planet that understand non duality and a handful that are realised. The majority of humankind are not really any more advanced than an animal. The animal at least is more in a state of surrender and doesn't suffer the illusion of multiple Deities, and Religions and Beliefs. Like Gandhi I fail to perceive a vast difference........Cheers Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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