Guest guest Posted November 3, 2000 Report Share Posted November 3, 2000 Namaste Morality is part of Dharma. It cannot be separated from it. And morality is also not absolute...it cannot be, as it deals with duality. Swami Vivekananda during his sojourn, met the tibetans and was totally shocked to find out that Tibetan women married 5 husbands, and that is their culture. This may be immoral in many cultures but not in Tibet. He was very shocked to know that. In Dharma, there are 2 kinds. One is common dharma (samanya) and the other specific Dharma (vishesha). Truthfulness, non-violence, non-stealing etc.. are common dharma while the duty of a son, soldier, husband, wife or a king are specific dharma. By following Dharma, we attain purity of mind. Karma Yoga also helps us greatly in achieving this. What is meant by mental purity here is the quality of sattva (a composed mind). What we are aiming to achieve is also that? In Vivekachudamani, Shankara says that only a sattvic mind can contemplate on the Atman. Even the Katha Upanishad says this: 'he who has not renounced evil ways, who is not at peace, who cannot concentrate, WHOSE MIND IS NOT COMPOSED cannot reach the self, even by right knowledge.' Therefore, the practice of morality or to follow the path of dharma is to ultimately achieve this sattvic mind. Please correct me if I am wrong or if any of my statements make no sense. Thank you. Om Shanti Kathi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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