Posted by Dr. Bob on October 14, 2013, at 0:00:53
In reply to Re: kindness and sacrifice, posted by sigismund on October 12, 2013, at 17:44:45
> Arjuna is a warrior, Krishna a god (I'm sure I can't do this justice) and a battle is coming. Arjuna has a vision in which he sees mountains of corpses that he has killed (from the future)and he realises that each one is his brother/mother/father/himself and he is dismayed and says so to Krishna: What should I do? And Krishna says something along the lines of 'You will never understand the chain of causation, the strands of karma that lead to the present. Stop concerning yourself with this and do your duty'. This (to me) is a complex idea that could promote the worst things. But many traditions say this in various ways......
In a way that's also about not being concerned with loss and gain. "Performance of prescribed duties, but without attachment to results, is the appropriate course of action." One should accept one's duty.
Bob
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