NUSC 1167 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Vedas, Nonviolence, Alaska Natives
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Very tolerant of other gods and their followers. Become one with the universal spirit or supreme being. Then, human consciousness is liberated into a divine consciousness. Liberationis accomplished over many lifetimes through reincarnation. One"s present life is the result of what one thought or did in one"s past life. Construct an ideal society ranking people by spiritual progress and culture, not wealth or power. Avoid foods believed to hamper the development of the body or mental abilities. Bad food habits prevent one from reaching mental purity and communion. Laws of manu- can eat meat and wine. Laws lead to purity of mind and spirit. Products of living cow are pure and purifying. Ganges river water and all other waters. Path that leads to the cessation of suffering. Right view, though, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration. Abstain from taking what is not given. Abstain from consumption of intoxicants because they tend to cloud the mind.
