AHSS 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sattva
5 Jan 2019
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Warrior talking to krisna (avatar of god/vishnu) Member of pandavas and fighting in war. Arrives to battlefield and sees all his family and teachers etc. Dharma (duty) is to fight but will my duty be harmed by killing my own family; reluctant. Says he wants to give up kingship of all three worlds than fight friends. Order would be disturbed (law of nature) if he refuses to fight. Killing doesn"t matter, only matters is you to your soul. Caste system: 4 casts: brahmin/priests/teachers, warrior, merchant and servant, untouchables who are marginalized, religious and social strata, born into a cast and subcast. Detachment from fruits of actions: similar to stoism, ajuna shouldn"t think about the consequences like morally reluctant to kill, Krisna doesn"t say killing is good but you are in charge of your duty: you are responsible for killing but you aren"t responsible for the.
