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Dear Rajib, Umesh and
Bhuban, Thanks for your input about
Charvaka. “Sanatana Path” (called
"Hinduism" by many) being open-minded, Charvaka was not ignored. My this letter is not a reply of all the
wonderful points that you have raised. I am still trying to study more
about Charvaka with my limited capacity. I invite everybody to join in this
discussion because this may have an influential impact on the rise of
"selfishness" in modern life. In Mahatma Gandhi’s country
of “Tena tyaktena bhunjithah” “live
with renunciation” (Isha Upanishad 1/1) why is greed reestablished today as the
driving force in economy that ignores taking care of each other
? Lokasangraha of
Bhagavadgita is to run the world selflessly by taking care of each other in the
society with affection, compassion, love
and truth, the daivi sampada
that Shrikrishna enunciated in Bhagavadgita. This was accentuated by Jesus in 1 Corinthians 13, which was
concluded with His famous saying :
Now abideth Trust, Hope, Love, these
three; but the greatest of these is Love. These principles sustain
life. Does the principle of Charvaka, or the principle of modern selfishness promoters like Vilfredo
Pareto (1848-1923), sustain life? Surprisingly, Sanatana Path does not indoctrinate. It tries to discuss the pros and cons of all the alternatives. Choice is open. The wrong path brings destruction. Rajen Barua made a very
valid point “The truth is that the world is running on
its own automatically eternally without any operator controlling it. It is
running under the Law of 'karmic cause and effect' …”
If the planet earth with
the entire humankind is turned into dust particles, the universe ---
the “world” ---
will still be “running on its own automatically eternally
without any operator” ---- so it maybe an intelligent choice to go
for those principles that sustain life, without decorating “selfishness” with
trappings such as “truthful, integrity, freedom” “work hard and enjoy the fruits of his
labor..”
Enjoy what? The everlasting
enjoyment is renunciation. Work hard, but don’t let work bind the worker. Work
hard, but work to take care of others, because such work does not bind the
worker. Such work begins with taking care of the family, but once the children
are on their own feet, work for the society ---- the study of daivi sampada
and asuri sampada in Bhagavadgita Chapter 16 will be very
pertinent at this point. I request the netters to bring up the 24 verses of the
Chapter 16 into the discussion. With love to
everybody, Himendra
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