Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00491)

Aug 29th 1998

Dear Bart::

Bhagavad Gita, as I understand its teachings separates the Individuality
(the Krishna within each one of us -- "I am the Ego seated in the hearts of
all beings") from the "Personality"  (Arjuna -- we as embodied minds awake
here and now in the milieu of this Earth of ours).

Krishna speaks of "righteous war."  I have puzzled over this for many years.

What is "killed," or "destroyed?"  I think he indicates that the formation
in the Personality of certain ways of thinking, and of certain tendencies of
action is meant.

Intrinsically (as immortal MONADS, each undergoing its own kind of
evolution) they cannot be "destroyed."  But the present formation can be
dispersed, so that after some time they may be reassembled, under the cycle
of Reincarnation, into a new personality where the indwelling Ego (Krishna)
can again try to tutor the new Personality into channels of honor,
brotherhood and "good."

In any case it is Nature (which Krishna says) prevails in these actions.  It
is apparently rarely that Mankind have to intervene and actually fight a
"righteous war."  On this kind of "righteous war" some hints are given

Between the Adepts of the Right and the Left-hand Paths    SD II  48, 63,
202-4,
384-90, 492-8, 505,     SD I  194-5, 201-3, 418-9,

In Initiation:  SD II  379, 380,

Triple meaning:    SD I  202, 419, 419fn,

I think taken all in all these make for interesting food for thought.

Best wishes,

Dallas

> Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 3:05 PM
> From: "Bart Lidofsky" <bartl@sprynet.com>
> Subject: Re: Re: KARMA -- Its operation -- Universal as reaction following choice.


>W. Dallas TenBroeck wrote:
>
>> In regard specifically to the question of our ability or inability to
chose
>> the right thing, or to choose "between two evils" implies that we,
>> interiorly, know what the RIGHT THING IS.  Or, we would not have a sense
of
>> a "bad" thing
>>
>> Now I may be in error in offering this, and some aspects of karmic action
>> and reaction are not considered here -- as for instance the effect on our
>> "skandhas" (or little lives) when we make bad decisions -- and how they
>> become the "carriers" of our "bad" karma.
>>
>> But there is food for much consideration here, I think.
>
> First of all, thank you for understanding the point I have been trying
>to bring out.
>
> Now to the point: For whatever reason, we can end up in a situation
>where all the possible choices, including inaction, are the "wrong
>thing". The major lesson of the Bhagavad Gita is that, even if all
>actions involve doing the "wrong thing", inaction is also a choice, and
>may be one of the worst ones.
>
> Bart Lidofsky
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