Morals & Ethics in Sadhna

[Guest guest]

Morals and Ethics are sometimes very confusing words particularly

when

one starts on the path of sadhna.

 

One religion says...Meat eaters will go to hell

another religion says....no prob for meat..only dont eat cow/pig/

One religion says....drinking alcohol is immoral

another religion have alcohol in their religious ceremonies.

 

One religion says...dont molest women

another says... yes dont but only of your own religion...other

religion's women are worth molesting

 

One religion says.....smoking is not spiritual

other religions dont accept it

 

This confusion starts becoz different sects developed in different

regions, among different mind-sets.

 

God is Universal....and so should be his path i.e. sadhna. so

there should be a universal set of morals and ethics which should be

followed by a sadhaka.

 

Though Patanjali's Yama & Niyamas are almost universal..still to

deal with day to day situation, we must go deep into this question as

to what is it which should be treated as a SIN in universal terms and

what is virtue ( Positive for spiritual progress) universally.

 

Let us ponder over this for a moment ?

[Guest guest]

Yes, Babaji, this is a very deep issue........people pick & choose

different approaches from contradictory paths to suit their ego.

 

These restrictions were placed by Masters, & only apply to people who

choose to follow that path.

 

So not eating meat, alcolhl etc are banned for thise who follow

Patanjalis path. Patanjalis path is the easiest, so most people are

advised to follow it.

 

For people who are beginners on the ladder if spiritual progress,small

things like eating meat, intoxication are lightly punished. But as one

goes higher, the conditions get tougher. Thats why some religons allow

you to eat meat, as their followers are pretty low on the spiritual

ladder.

 

Each path has its own rules. Most religons dont ban things like meat,

intoxicants, but then they dont take you far.

 

I think one should choose a path, & stick to its rules. Its very

important to be honest with yourself when following the rules- so

becoming a Vedic scholar to impress people with your knowledge, then

becoming a " Tantric " to eat meat, then becoming a Muslim to have many

wives - it wont do!

 

Take Buddhism, very fashionable in the West. Or Ashtanga Yoga, also

fashionable. Many people follow these paths. Yet they openly eat meat,

while these 2 paths clearly ban it. Yoga bans meat 1st thing. Buddha

spent his life preaching non-violence with deeds, not just words.

 

With spiritual honesty, most of these " restrictions " fall away. Most

religons made these rules because the people are dishonest with

themself. Yet people find ways to twist these rules, making the rules

pretty much useless.