Guest guest Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Such ideas are not old-fashioned, are not out-moded. One the contrary, they are more relevant and more important today than ever before in human history because humanity, through neglect of the ethical dimension has come to the brink of social disintegration. The disease of misconduct is so great that this ethical practice is the one specific and the prime need of humankind today. Therefore, whatever you engage in doing should be that which ought to be done, should be that which is right, which is pure, which is moral and ethical. You should not do anything which contradicts the law of ethics and morality. Why? Because, in morality only lies your highest good, your highest welfare. If your thoughts, words and actions are moral and righteous, there will be happiness. Otherwise, you will reap the harvest of bitter experiences because of a law that pervades this universe, the law of Karma. This law states: " As you sow, so shall you reap. " If you ignore this law and your actions are not proper, what happens? You create your own miseries. Therefore, having in mind the highest welfare of the individual, the greatest happiness for the individual, our ancients put Ethics as the foremost value. And they said, " This is the way. " And it is to be noted that this advice, the great value of right conduct, was proclaimed as the goal of all human individuals born in this world. It was not directed at any particular section of mankind, not for the people populated on this Indian subcontinent only, not just for Hindus. It was for the entire mankind. The Supreme Law is that happiness follows in the wake of right conduct. This applies to everyone. Contd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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