March 1, 2011
Been busy with budgets and forecast at work. Hence the quick post. A couple of years ago, Rajiv Malhotra, founder of the Infinity Foundation, wrote a column on .
The article is thought provoking. From the beginning:
Krishna's advice fits neither of the two extremes that are presently dominating the media debate: at one end are the majority of Americans who promote revenge against the terrorists as a notion of justice -- an eye for an eye. At the other end is a minority of anti-war activists who want no violence, and instead advocate that the US should take the blame for having caused hatred against itself. The Gita's message rejects both these.
to the concluding quote from the article provide, there is plenty in this piece to mull over in today's world.
"'Dharma' is not a prophetic religion, but a spiritual framework and set of tools for personal righteousness and spiritual quest. The Gita calls upon all humanity to truthfully and courageously go beyond boundaries in the present crisis. Any ulterior or narrowly defined initiatives would be against dharma. Hindus must set the example by not seeing anyone as 'other' based on ethnicity or religion. Karma and gunas are entirely based on individual merit and not dependent upon ethnicity or religion."
More importantly, it is a valuable perspective on a vital topic. Too often, our modern pundits spew the same tired logic ranging from secularism to tolerance.
Read it, TODAY.
Hari Om and Namaskar until the next post.
Been busy with budgets and forecast at work. Hence the quick post. A couple of years ago, Rajiv Malhotra, founder of the Infinity Foundation, wrote a column on .
The article is thought provoking. From the beginning:
Krishna's advice fits neither of the two extremes that are presently dominating the media debate: at one end are the majority of Americans who promote revenge against the terrorists as a notion of justice -- an eye for an eye. At the other end is a minority of anti-war activists who want no violence, and instead advocate that the US should take the blame for having caused hatred against itself. The Gita's message rejects both these.
to the concluding quote from the article provide, there is plenty in this piece to mull over in today's world.
"'Dharma' is not a prophetic religion, but a spiritual framework and set of tools for personal righteousness and spiritual quest. The Gita calls upon all humanity to truthfully and courageously go beyond boundaries in the present crisis. Any ulterior or narrowly defined initiatives would be against dharma. Hindus must set the example by not seeing anyone as 'other' based on ethnicity or religion. Karma and gunas are entirely based on individual merit and not dependent upon ethnicity or religion."
More importantly, it is a valuable perspective on a vital topic. Too often, our modern pundits spew the same tired logic ranging from secularism to tolerance.
Read it, TODAY.
Hari Om and Namaskar until the next post.
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