Sunday, 9 January 2011

Focus on self or divinity?

There is a recent trend in the last few decades. The shift of responsibility- for both success and failure, fortune and misfortune from Divinity to self. Men claim to have been able to 'attract' money, fame and fortune. This  theory claims that desire can make things happen. People are thrilled to have this magic potion in life which will bring them anything they want.
Hinduism has the ultimate explanation for this. Two simple words- Karma and Dharma. Karma is what follows people in to samsara -the endless cycles of birth and death. Every action he makes and every thought he thinks adds to his Karma. Moksha is the ultimate salvation. Dharma helps in attaining Moksha. The timeless values that Hinduism teaches has been the magic potion that helps people attaing Moksha. Karma follows from birth to birth. That is why the Karma- Dharma principle seems perplexing for some. It is considered in the timeless sense of eternity. The basic Karma principle is to do the task and not look for results- this itself has unfathomable meaning that I want you to consider. The values and principles are more concrete than desire which is illusional.
The timeless principles of Dharma and Karma has guided and will guide the human civilization as Hinduism will emerge stronger than before. 

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