Re: social justice
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• January 19, 2002
Hari Hari Pranams, In the first place, let me first tell that, I do not want to compare any religion with another. One should never compare religions, as it is this comparion which brings all sorts of problems amongst people. Each Religion is great for its follower, as is his / her Mother. Following is one of the most important things about Vedic Religion : "Vedas have clearly mentioned, never to preach this Religion with an attempt to influcence and get more and more people into the fold (But, I do not know where ?). Vedas tell us just to practice, if we believe that. Then Vedas say that, with we practicising our life the way we are guided by Vedas, if any other Person truly and genuinely gets interested in our way of leading life, and asks for details, then only, after checking with his truthfulness in his interest, one following the Vedic Religion is supposed to talk about Vedic Religion, OTHERWISE NOT" Then is about the story you have mentioned : "In case, the story is true, it is completely and thoroughly Unethical and Un-Vedic way of living on the part of the Land lord. I do not want to judge the authenticity of the story." Then about Karma : "This is something which involves very thorough understanding. This is one main aspect dealth with in Shree Bhagavad Geetaa by Shree Krishna. The way 'Karma' is used in the story that you have mentioned, is totally illogical and irrational (i.e. the way Land Lord has used the word Karma). If you have access, please read commentaries on Karma Yoga so that your doubts would get clarified" Then about ShreemaNnaaraayana, Love and Vedic Religion : "There are many ways to reach Hari. The main and the easiest I feel is the Prema Bhakti. It is this Prema Bhakti that was flowing in abundance between Gopis and Shree Krishna (as Gopi Bhavam). Shree Krishnaavataara is such a Gem of the Avataaraas, which guides everyone in the most suitable way for oneself towards him. All these have their roots in Vedas. If one is perfectly directed towards ShreemaNaaraayana, one just cannot find any bad human qualities in him / her (like hatredness, exploitation, anger, selfishness etc. etc. which the story you have mentioned is indicating)" The final thing : "In every place, we find people who mis-use everything including Religion to their own very mean, cheap and selfish needs. It is true of Vedic Religion also. They are the people who bring disrepute to Religions and cover the Truth with False things. But this will be very temporary, Truth always wins" Respected Bhaagavathaas of the list may pardon me for any of the mistakes in this opinion of mine. Hari Hari --- greg michelwrote: > Pranams, > Usually when it comes to discussing hindu bielefs > often orthodox christans say that it has no sense of > social justice. They say that theory of karma make > people fatalistic about their lifes. > Whatever happens to me is my karma and there is no > point of counteracting it. For instance lately I > have > heard a story from a christan nun. She was serving > people in hospital and one day came to her a man > from > lower caste ( sudra, or loer) suffering from stomach > ache. She find out that he was working for a rich > landlord but landlord wasn’t paying him for his job. > In effect he was starving and suffering from > deasise.The nun visted landlord to speak with him > about the matter. She asked why he wasn’t paying the > man for his job and mentioned that a man was about > to > die. The landlord replied: “It is his karma, and you > have done a wrong thing by helping him. If he would > have died he surely would have attained higher > caste > in his next birth as a effect of his service to me.” > The things has taken place in India in mid sixties. > She went on saying, it was on a radio, that vedas > have no teachings of love. Only Christe commanded > “To > love your neighbour as yourself” or “Whatever you > have > done to this lowest among yourselfs you have done it > to me”. Therfore, she concluded, christian faith > represents much higher teachings than any hindu > sect. > Could you comment on this. Is it really true? Are > there commandments in Vedas similiar to christan? > With best wishes, > Garga Rsi das __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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