MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Dharma, Artha, Upanishads
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Every living being has an atman that is eternal. "in the beginning, the lord of beings created men and women, and in the form of commandments in one hundred thousand chapters laid down rules for regulating their existence with regard to dharma, artha, and kama. Some of these commandments, namely those which treated of dharma, were separately written by. Swayambhur manu; those that related to artha were compiled by brihaspati; and those that referred to kama were expounded by nandi, the follower of mahadeva, in one thousand chapter. " (kama sutra pg3) Three things of life: dharma, artha, and kama. World of interrelations with family and loved one. The kama sutra and the aims of life. Dharma (literal translation: to hold or to carry) Opposite of "context sensitivity" is expressed by the philosopher. Immanuel kant"s categorical imperative dating to the late 18th century: