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advice him about dharma righteousness and moral ethics this later cost his life in the war where he was left powerless by god s powers duryodhana and most of his brothers are not seen on the same level as the pandavas in their adherence to virtue duty and respect for elders corruption of power and vengeance duryodhana had become so blinded by the money and power he amassed in the gambling game that he was unable to see the light of truth he had started to feel invincible he was focused on taking his revenge and destroying the pandavas his cousins because he was not the crown prince to the thrown which he believed to be rightfully the next heir after he won in the gambling game duryodhana encouraged his brother dushasana to drag draupadi into the court because he claimed that she was duryodhana s property after yudhisthira had gambled everything away to him corrupted by power and money he justified his actions coveting ravana is the primary antagonist in the hindu epic ramayana a great scholar a capable ruler and a musician his ten heads symbolically represent his knowledge of the six shastras and the four vedas despite his accomplishments he invited his demise because he kidnapped rama s wife sita to exact vengeance on rama and his brother lakshmana for having cut off the nose of his sister surpanakha lusting surpanakha is the considered the catalyst of the chain of events leading directly to her brother s demise in the battle of lanka she was so enamored by lakshmana rama s brother she kept pursuing him despite his many attempts to discourage her lakshmana was a married man and loyal to his wife and had no interest in another woman surpanakha blind and lustful pursuit cost her nose weakness of mind jealousy envy in the epic ramayana kaikeyi was one of king dasharatha s three queen wives and a queen of ayodhyā dasharata selected rama to be crowned king kaikeyi was delighted and as happy as she would have been had it been her own son bharata s coronation however manthara her aide worried that kaikeyi would lose her status as chief queen at court if rama ascended the throne decided to instigate trouble she fueled kaikeyi s dormant jealousy finally kaikeyi s ardent desire motivated her to demand dasharatha to make her son bharata as the crown prince to ensure that rama would be no threat to her son bharata kaikeyi further demanded the exile of rama from ayodhya for 14 long years but kaikeyī s desire never bore fruit after sending his son into exile a grief stricken dasaratha died of a broken heart six days after rama left ayodhya she came to blame herself for this death furthermore bharata swore never to ascend the throne as it was his older brother s birth right he further blamed her for his father s death and is said never to have addressed her as mother again realising her mistake kaikeyi repented for sending her most beloved son away for 14 years after rama s return she apologized him for her sin rama touched her feet her and insisted bharata to forgive his mother there are thousands of such stories around the world of human foibles and weaknesses all of these stories indicate that humans have always been subject to such sins the only way to overcome it is by changing ones behavior internally it is easy to change the external environment in the hope of improving behavior abstinence versus promoting birth control in teens compassion versus promoting gun control love versus promoting religious wars universal spirituality versus promoting secularism these changes can only be effective if humans learn to fill their internal voids of insecurity the fear of loss of what they have or fear of change of the life as they know it triggers the basic sins of life focusing on something larger than themselves accepting their circumstances graciously not being self indulgent not lamenting over their loses and moving on in the hope of building a stronger self is essential for self improvement and promoting a morally strong and loving society https en wikipedia org wiki puru e1 b9 a3 c4 81rthapuruṣārtha pronunciation p ʊ r ʊ ʃ ɑː r θ sanskrit पुरुषार्थ literally means an object of human pursuit 1 it is a key concept in hinduism and refers to the four proper goals or aims of a human life the four puruṣārthas are dharma righteousness moral values artha prosperity economic values kāma pleasure love psychological values and mokṣa liberation spiritual values 2 3 all four purusarthas are important but in cases of conflict dharma is considered more important than artha or kama in hindu philosophy 4 5 moksha is considered the ultimate ideal of human life 6 historical indian scholars recognized and debated the inherent tension between active pursuit of wealth artha purusartha and pleasure kama and renunciation of all wealth and pleasure for the sake of spiritual liberation moksha they proposed action with renunciation or craving free dharma driven action also called nishkam karma as a possible solution to the tension 7 8 share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading by bhaktisaburi tagged blind love change corruption fear gambling god greed history impulsivity loss lust mahabharata power ramayana self indulgent self control vengeance 0 oct 8 2015 inspirational thoughts 10 7 15 universal spirituality hitler s obsession to promote an aryan world resulted in mass murder of innocent lives based on religion gang rape in 2012 in new delhi india the young girl died a miserable death being overpowered by strength the sandy hook school shooting in 2012 ending innocent lives before their time based on lack of adequate defenses the virginia tech shooting in 2007 killing many aspiring young hearts due to helplessness and lack of defenses the mob killing in 2015 in india because of a rumor that the man had consumed beef based on religious differences the mob riots in baltimore in 2015 because the police arrested and apparently killed him based on color differences cleveland kidnapper arrest in 2013 after ruining the lives of 3 young girls and their families because of misplaced trust and familiarity in all of the above cases the only common factor is the involvement of a deranged human who has lost perspective of humanity compassion and love the common public outcry to resolve these situations in the world is usually directed towards the government to do something about that after all government is by the people for the people and of the people the people elected in the government are the individuals in the society the individuals have to make internal changes to bring about external harmony including changes to the government to truly represent we the people we have to promote equality not from external appearances or socioeconomic status religion health color caste etc we have to truly promote the idea that everyone is created equally in the eyes of god if we have to make a difference we should be turning towards our religions and demanding universal spirituality through religious freedom rather than promoting religious factions through identity and superiority every religion in the end has to eventually preach universal spirituality based on the fact that there is 1 creator and creation is just an extension of this universal creator under the external appearance of religious label color race culture creed caste we all have the same organs that function exactly the same if religions do not base their message on this basic fact we can never promote harmony self control love and compassion can only come from acceptance and embracing external superficial differences every life on earth is sacred and special crimes have always existed since the history of mankind every civilization has stories of atrocities and oppression deranged minds succumbing to lust greed avarice anger attachment and delusions hubris arrogance envy impulsivity etc for these minds anything in their external environment can become an easy weapon to use to serve their own needs the answer definitely is not external controls like gun bans all crimes and wars are instigated by deranged people using a variety of tools to further their purpose secularism is not the answer promoting universal spirituality is the only way to make a difference in the world share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading by bhaktisaburi tagged arrogance atrocities attachment avarice caste color creation creator creed crime delusions deranged minds envy god government greed hubris impulsivity lust oppression religion secularism universal spirituality world 0 oct 4 2015 inspirational thoughts 10 3 205 know when to walk away a couple weeks ago my family and i were discussing religion and spirituality one of the conversation points was that if we all followed jesus and turned the other cheek there would eventually be world peace at the moment it sounded like a sound suggestion although we all agreed that it is not human nature to be able to do that consistently the dilemma is what is one to do when innocent lives are at stake rapists oppressive dictators terrorists thugs cheats and many others that disrupt the overall mental balance of a peaceful free society would turning the other cheek be the solution to regaining balance after all mother mary did watch her son being crucified was that with total helplessness or was that because she wanted to turn the other cheek other than making of a new religion was peace ever established in that holy land 2000 years later chaos prevails the difference is 2000 years ago there was only 1 major religion dominating the land now there are 3 has that holy land ever experienced true peace in india s vedic tradition the students in the gurukulam were taught how to live life fully using parables and fables one of the stories was about 4 very intelligent scholars and 1 ignoramus the 4 scholars were very book wise and also knew how to take rebuild the bones of a dead animal back to life on one of their many travels through the jungles they found bones of a lion the 4 arrogant scholars decided to revive the animal the ignoramus was petrified and warned them of the ramifications however the 4 scholars did not heed to his warning and went on to build the animal the ignoramus climbed up a tree and waited as expected the 4 scholars did not live to see their talent the guru would conclude saying just book knowledge is not enough common sense and intuitive thinking is of greater value in living life the point of this fable is religion has many guidelines for moral ethical and peaceful living however using the doctrines without the use of god granted common sense and intuitive thinking are just useless and sometimes very dangerous as tevye said in fiddler on the roof an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth will leave the whole world toothless and blind could it be possible that jesus advised his followers to turn the other cheek because at that time of his life there was a general mind set of eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth jesus also said d o unto others as you would have them to do unto you as well as love thy neighbor possibly turn the other cheek is most effective when the other 2 moral codes are in place in ramayana india s great epic written by sage valmiki king rama turned the other cheek and agreed to give up his kingdom go into exile for 14 years when was the crown prince to honor his father s promise to his step mother queen kaikai during the exile his wife sita was kidnapped by king ravana of lanka at that time he was determined to fight evil and rescue his wife again after he became the crowned king following the completion of his exile he did send his wife queen sita into exile because one of his subjects of the land doubted her purity having been in ravana s possession for so many years before she was rescued here again he turned the other cheek to keep the peace of the land and avoid controversy in mahabharata india s other epic written by sage vyasa krishna once left the battle field to avoid blood shed he pardoned his cousin s atrocities 100 times before he finally decided to kill him he was the main player in the battle of kurukshetra where he asked his faithful follower arjuna to fight his very unjust and immoral cousins to preserve the morality and peace on the land at that time common sense and intuition dictates that moral values and peace will prevail in the society where there is a commune of saints or satsang in sanskrit meaning company with an assembly of persons who listen to talk about and assimilate the truth wikipedia when there is a threat to this congregation it behooves us to take action action can be in many phases it does not always have to be war during the same discussion at home earlier about religion there was a conversation about what one needs to do when the member of the church is disrupting the general calm of the congregation first the disruptive person has to be spoken to privately with love about his behavior and encouraged to change his ways however if this does not work more people from the congregation will be asked to talk to him with love if after many attempts of avoiding chaos to the general peace finally the member will be asked to leave asking a member from a smaller congregation to leave and fighting a war to get rid of those who are creating general world chaos is essentially same just the proportion of action is different the sama dana bheda danda approach while turning the other cheek is a non violent approach to peace through avoidance there will be times when removing a disruptive element from society through force is necessary may be instead of eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth which is a form of offence defence strategy the better way of preserving peace morality and love of the land would be through avoid and assert principle https en wikipedia org wiki gurukula gurukula or gurukul sanskrit गुरुकुल is a type of school in india residential in nature with pupils shishya living near the guru often within the same house 1 prior to british rule they served as south asia s primary educational institution the guru shishya tradition parampara is a hallowed one in hinduism and appears in other religious groups in india such as jainism buddhism and sikhism the word gurukula is a contraction of the sanskrit guru teacher or master and kula extended family https en wikipedia org wiki s c4 81ma _d c4 81na _bheda _danda sāma dāna danda bheda is a method of persuasion used by hindu kshatriyas this is a political methodology to approach a given situation start with conciliation or gentle persuasion sāma respect if that does not help give something dāna gift bribery if that still does not change the status quo divide the enemies or create division among them bheda division use force danda punishment to resolve the situation where the previous three fail in addition to it the use of illusions or deceit māya deliberately ignoring people upeksha use of jugglery indrajālā are also s...