(01-28-2010, 08:44 AM)Ali Quadir Wrote: I second that recommendation! The Bhagavad Gita has been an important step in my spiritual growth. And compared to other holy books, it's actually a very decent read. You might want to look up a commented version. This will add a dimension to the reading experience. You simply won't spot all nuances and information on your own.
I Third that recommendation. A beautiful book of course.
(01-26-2010, 12:46 AM)Peregrinus Wrote: I've thought of these things in the sto path. How about these scenarios:
a) An sto entity arrives on a scene whereby an sts entity is about to kill an sto entity, and the sto entity kills the sts entity. Does this interfere with the sts entities evolution? and how does this align with the LOO teachings?
b) An sto entity is being attacked with intent to kill by an sts entity. The sto entity kills the sts entity. How does this align with the LOO teachings?
c) An sto entity acting out of intent for the greater good kills another sto entity.
I guess what I am trying to figure out is how making unviable another mbs complex is viewed through the LOO. Having been a soldier I did my duty in what I considered sto circumstances. Is the only correct path to be Christlike?
I am with the follow your heart people on this one. Different people will respond differently. And funny thing is that the same action of killing the intruder or perpetrator would be either STO or STS depending upon who you are and what your path has been so far and what your intentions are at the time. If you kill with glee and enthusiasm then it is STS, If you kill in defense and to save more lives while honoring all lives then it may be STO.
I have to say that none of these choices are good choices as they say. We are choosing between bad and worse. There is distortions in both but maybe less distortion in saving more lives, with an intention for respecting all lives including yours.
I believe Jesus had his own path and we have our own. We can not imitate his actions just blindly. Where is the wisdom in that? Although be inspired by his being...