Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Shree Gurubhyo Namah Friends: I must admit there is a mischievous element in my post about dharma and adharma. (lol!) But there is also a philosophical question here. Is there a difference between adharma and paapa ? Is there, perhaps some other interpretation also for the word adharma ? And, perhaps this interpretation of the word does not have anything to do with paapa ? Thanks. KR. Shree Maathre Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Dear ramachandran, Dharma is derived from root " dhr " which means to hold and bind. Dharma holds the entire creation in the form of " Divine Law " . It means righteousness. And whatever brings disturbance or conflict is A-dharma because it loosens the binding force. To be precise Dharma is Righteousness and Adharma is Unrighteousness. Mother is beyond these dualities of Dharma and Adharma. Paapa is the action performed by the individual who is adharmic or unrighteousness in nature. And he will get the fruit of action accordingly. S. Rao , " Kumar Ramachandran " <kramach wrote: > > Shree Gurubhyo Namah > > Friends: > > I must admit there is a mischievous element in my post about dharma and adharma. (lol!) > > But there is also a philosophical question here. > > Is there a difference between adharma and paapa ? > > Is there, perhaps some other interpretation also for the word adharma ? > And, perhaps this interpretation of the word does not have anything to do with paapa ? > > > Thanks. > KR. > > Shree Maathre Namah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Kumar, Etymologically, 'dhru' is the root of dharma which means to bind. Among the 4 purusharthass ie., dharma, artha, kama, moksha, dharma is the divine law that binds the rest of the purusharthas. It is the divine law that binds the individual towards attaining the kaivalya. The objective of the purushartas is Kaivalya ie., Moksha and rest of the three are just the means that bind the individual. Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi says that there is only 1 purushartha ie., Moksha and rest of the three are just fecilitators in the path. So, VISION IS MOKSHA AND MISSION TO REACH THE VISION IS DHARMA, ARTHA, KAMA. These three are a harmonious blend. Any disturbance in the harmony leads to chaos. This chaos and inequilibrium is A-dharma that leads to the distorted VISION. Your VISION (Moksha) and MISSION (Dharma, Artha, Kama) are disturbed. This disturbance goads us to perform wrong actions that are not in line with DIVINE LAW - which is the binding factor. Any action which is not performed according to the DIVINE LAW is Paapa (sin). Any action which is performed in line with DIVINE LAW is Punya. Divine Law is the command of Divine Mother. And hence, the fruits of actions that are in line with Divine Law and are not in line with DIVINE Law are in the hands of Mother. Hence, she is punaapunyaphalaprada. Now, Since, Mother is beyond these binding factors of divine law in the form Dharma and Adharma, she is dharma-adharma vivarjitha. With regards, sriram , " Kumar Ramachandran " <kramach wrote: > > Shree Gurubhyo Namah > > Friends: > > I must admit there is a mischievous element in my post about dharma and adharma. (lol!) > > But there is also a philosophical question here. > > Is there a difference between adharma and paapa ? > > Is there, perhaps some other interpretation also for the word adharma ? > And, perhaps this interpretation of the word does not have anything to do with paapa ? > > > Thanks. > KR. > > Shree Maathre Namah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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