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> On 5/7/08, Indian Rediff wrote:
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> > Aryaji,
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> > My understanding of Dharma is a little bit at a
> variance with what
> > youhave said below. Dharma, according to the Gita,
> is the duty to be
> > followed by everyone. The Gita is quite clear in
> explaining what 'your
> > duty' is - based on the time when it was written.
> A lot of those
> > beliefs have to be interpreted to the present day
> - andpeople do so
> > quite liberally, or quite strictly, leading to
> various controversies -
> > I am not about to cover them here.
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> > Thus the duty of a Kshatriya (warrior) is to fight
> for the truth.
> > Anything else is secondary to this duty.
> Automatically, taking pity on
> > the enemy (Daya) is ruled out - unless the enemy
> begs for mercy and
> > agrees to change his/her ways.
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> > That does not mean you should have no Daya - it
> has its place as well.
> > But one cannot supplant the other.
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> > Anyone else with ideas?
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> > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:18 AM, aryaholmes wrote:
> > > In Hindu belief system there is a wondrous
> concept of daya and dharma.
> > >
> > > Over the years I have often wondered at the
> usage and sequence and
> > > exclusion and choice these offer if one were to
> compute possibilities.
> > >
> > > Daya could translate to kindness. By extension
> this could also mean
> > > a gentler touch in dealing with others,
> certainly others who are
> > > less privileged, or weak, or sickly, or at a
> disadvantage in life.
> > >
> > > Dharma could mean one's faith, faith in
> general, a generic application
> > > of the virtues in life.
> > >
> > > The question is this. If one had full daya, if
> one were kind in dealing
> > > with others no matter what the situation, and
> if one were in a default
> > > in terms of dharma, would this be acceptable?
> > >
> > > If there were complete daya, would there be a
> need of dharma?
> > >
> > > On the other hand, and this is a kicker, if one
> were entirely steeped
> > > in dharma, but had no daya, would that work?
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