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» kpm1942 - Karma

The whole point of the Bhagavad Gita appears to me that it is the Dharma you have to uphold.Wherever Adharma prvails over Dharma, then He promises that He will come to destroy evil and evildoers and protect good"
'Parithranaaya Sadhnaam....."
Secondly if you think that you are the Doer, then you invite sin.Remember Krishnaa advising Arjuna that you are not the doer, I am the real doer and you are an instrument in my hands. As long as you hold on to your ego and are not able to SURRENDER your self and its attachments, you can not escape the reactions of your Karma. Every thought, word and deed that you perform is a Karma. Surrender your ego, perform your duty without attachment to it or its results. Then in a war you can kill your enemy, because you are only an instrument of war in MY HANDS.Interpret the answer for your question in this light.

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» journo1 - Karma

In response to Karma posted by kpm1942:

Thank you for your message. It is an interesting crossroads that we have come to. The whole point of philosophy is, I think, to try and relate it to one's personal attitudes, way of living and thoughts. I do agree with you that 'dharma' is of the utmost importance. I suppose in the hypothetical case of the unfaithful wife and husband, the husband would not commit the sin of taking his wife's life simply because his 'dharma' would not allow it. Once your 'dharma' is highly evolved, moral issues become crystal clear. The ego is certainly second place then.

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» MOPPED - karma .

soory dont understand please explain in simpler launguage.. im only 3 years old when i get brutally raped ...it could happen to your own child.. thanks for your patience..

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» MOPPED - karma

what is darhma?? besides being a beautiful word

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» Harsh Nevatia - karma

In response to karma posted by MOPPED:
In Hindu philosophy there exists a universal soul known as 'param atma', which is another way of describing God. Each living being also has a soul known as 'jiv atma'. The objective of existence is to try to merge the jiv atma with the param atma. This is known as salvation. The living beings are arranged in a hierarchy with the plants at the bottom, followed by the various animal species and the humans at the top. Each group has a sub-hierarchy within it. In humans at the bottom are criminals such as murderers and thieves; at the top are the saints; in between are the common people, who are neither totally good nor totally evil. In order to attain salvation a living being must move up this hierarchy. On the death of a living being the jiv atma does not die but is reborn as another living being. His 'karma' decides which living being he is born as. Simply stated karma is the actions performed by a being. If his karma has been good in his lifetime, then he will be reborn higher up in the hierarchy. If his karma has been bad in his lifetime, then he will be reborn lower down in the hierarchy. Not only that but he will be rewarded or punished for the karma of his previous life. Once he reaches the top rung in the hierarchy and maintains good karma then he will attain salvation and be free from the cycle of rebirth. On occasions if a living being performs extraordinarily good karma then he may attain salvation right away without reaching the top rung of the hierarchy. Hence we see that the life cycle is like a game of snakes and ladders.

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