Guest guest Posted April 6, 2000 Report Share Posted April 6, 2000 On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 18:00:44 Roger Isaacs wrote: >Vigorous even violent right-action might prevent >further violence. So vigorous violent action is ok as long as it is done for the right cause ? Amanda. Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2000 Report Share Posted April 6, 2000 > On Wed, 5 Apr 2000 18:00:44 Roger Isaacs wrote: > > >Vigorous even violent right-action might prevent > >further violence. > > So vigorous violent action is ok as long as it > is done for the right cause ? > > Amanda. Should the US have remained neutral in WW II? Krishna lectures Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita regarding these issues. Arjuna says something perhaps remotely like: I'm going to lay down my bow, I can't fight this civil war. I see my friends & relatives on the otherside. It's better than they kill me unresisting than for me to kill them. If I kill them this act will throw family & culture into disarray and only suffering will result. Krishna responds, the dweller in the body is eternal, he is cannot be burnt by fire or pierced by weapons or wet by water, the body dies but the dweller in the body lives on. Do your natural duty to protect your loved ones. If your body dies you will attain heaven & if you live you will have heaven on earth. If you abstain from battle you will be called a coward & more suffering will result. "What is right action?" seems like a worthwhile meditation. Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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