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Re: Gita and Ahimsa

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Pradeep Janakiraman • Tue Apr 01 2003 - 00:54:34 PST 


I dont understand why we should read Gandhi's commentary on the Gita. 
Gandhi was just a freedom movement fighter who had his own views of 
the world. 

Whatever revolutionary movement that politicians attribute to Gandhi, 
such as taking sudras (harijans) to temple, Ramanuja had done almost 
1000 years back. But not many politicians seem to even mention the 
revolution of Ramanuja in shouting the Ashtakshari etc. 

Ahimsa also is not something that everyone should follow. The dharma 
for a warrior and a king is quite different from that of a ascetic. 
The common ahimsa theory is the major problem of the land, basically 
coming from the Buddhist philosophies. 

Ahimsa also is not possible unless one dedicates all the actions to 
the Lord and lives entirely for the lord. Only then is a state where 
he/she means no harm to anyone either by act or mentally. 

Till then we are better off reading our Acharyas commentaries on the 
Gita, besides God himself had spoken to them at various times, which 
proves the superiority of their commentaries. 

-- pradeep 





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