I suppose you could use the Laws of Manu to reject everything "vedic" -- but that would be throwing out the baby with the bath water, IMO.
Is > there is another authority for the theory that I am overlooking > perhaps that states the case in a more sophisticated way? Excellent, I'll check it out. Thats why I'm here man, gotta keep the perspective inputs opened. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > "> If someone > > > is cruel, give him a life as a leper, that will straighten him out! > > > > What an incredible strawman. Come on curtis, you can do better. :) > > " > > > > I think you and Judy and I are all aligned on the reality of how we > > should live our lives with or without the belief in Karma. But my > > example is not a straw man, it is one of the many specific predictions > > in Vedic scriptures for retributions by the laws of karma for specific > > acts. > > OK. i misunderstood. That you were stating that a human court would do > so (leper). > > >My source for evaluating the theory of karma is Vedic scripture > > based, and they state the case in the simplistic terms I am using. > > > I suppose you could use the Laws of Manu to reject everything "vedic" > -- but that would be throwing out the baby with the bath water, IMO. > > > Is > > there is another authority for the theory that I am overlooking > > perhaps that states the case in a more sophisticated way? > > I highly recommend: > http://www.amazon.com/Aghora-III-Robert-E-Svoboda/dp/0914732374/sr=8-1/qid=1161964955/ref=sr_1_1/102-0438253-4052907?ie=UTF8&s=books > > Aghora III: The Law of Karma (Paperback) > by Robert E. Svoboda > > Tantra, sex, good scotch, horseracing and karma. Whats not to like! > > Some reviews: > > Reading Aghora: The Law of Karma reminded me of how desperately the > west needs a street wise yogi like Vimalananda-one who doesn't sugar > coat things with New Age cliches or con their followers like so many > gurus-gone-corrupt have, particularly in the USA. I enjoyed > Vimalananda's sequeways from acute observations on horse racing to the > esoteric dimensions of tantric yoga that rarely reach the light of > day, particularly in the west. After reading this book, I further > developed the ability to more accurately read the karma of people by > looking at their auras-most useful in gaining a deeper understanding > of what motivates people to do the things they do,. what fears, > aversions they have, etc. I recommend this book along with the > previous titles as well. Svobhoda was most fortunate to have crossed > paths with this unusual yogi indeed. > ----- > > BRAVO!!!Robert Svoboda has delivered another page-turner in his series > of wonderful books about that awesome Aghori, Vimalananda. May the > Blessings of the Divine Mother be upon them both!These books are truly > life-transforming in that they open up vast new vistas in the > "Tantric" world, where one may see that Tantra is not just the "Sex" > Path but instead much deeper and more profound. This book's > expositions on the Law of Karma are an amazing study in human > relationships and the duties and debts which we all owe. > > > > I do understand the theory of cause and effect as mechanical and not a > > part of human values. But since I don't share that belief in the > > mechanism, I view karmic theory in this personal way. > > Ok. You don't believe in gravity or thermodyanamics (clearly cause and > effect). That doesn't mean gravity doesn't effect you. > > >But > > either way, we try to act according to our own moral standards in the > > world. It is one of man's ultimate questions and I enjoy expressing > > my personal views and hearing yours on it. > > Yes. Your points make me dig a bit deeper. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
