01-28-2010, 01:10 AM
(01-26-2010, 02:03 AM)Questioner Wrote: Peregrinus, the Hindu answer is very clear about this in the Bhagavad Gita. Have you studied it? Although a soldier, Arjuna was dismayed at the prospect of ending the lives of his relatives and some he respected and loved. Krishna, the incarnate deity, explained that making the body unviable did not destroy the spirit's continued evolution - with all souls ultimately returning to divine union. Krisha also explained that, as a soldier, Arjuna's duty was to do his duty: fighting when there was a just war, without concern for whether his efforts would lead to success. I haven't pondered as much as I'd like to about how Hindu philosophy overlaps with the Law of One material.
I have not studied the Bhagavad Gita to any great extent. All I can say is that I have gotten my feet wet in many religions. This does bring me solace though, this entire thread, for making another's body unviable was/is something I never took lightly and always wondered about. In relation to the Law of One, I see it as not being an evil thing as most organized religions always seem to make it out to be, but something which should be respected and done only with the most honorable of intentions. That I can say I did, for I believed I was doing the right thing. Actually, at the time, I neglected feeling the experience of empathy for the fallen, but only felt in my heart that it was justifiably honorable and the right thing to do.