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Dear Sri Rajagopalan,

I would tend to agree with your friend. There should not be
fear, but there should be an awareness of the right and the
wrong. I am not as erudite as the esteemed people in this
group and they would definitely be in a much better position
by virtue of their learning to comment on this, but my
personal opinion would be that, our religion is not so much
about blind adherence to customs and practices but more of a
way of life. It serves as a beacon of light that shows the
wayfarer both the paths, i.e. the right and the wrong and it
then allows the individual to make his choice. I think this
is what makes it different from other religions which try to
force upon their followers a fixed set of ideas and notions.

Fear would only make an individual to abstain from doing
things which are considered taboo, but does that mean that
he is good or he has attained an exalted stated of being?.
In the Bhagawad Geeta, the Lord says "Not by non-performance
of actions does man reach 'actionlessness'; nor by mere
renunciation does he attain 'perfection'". My humble opinion
is that only the awareness of the good and the bad and the
ability to control one's mind to follow the path of good
makes a person better; hence fear or blind
abstinence/adherence should never be directing one's actions.

I am sorry if I have quoted out of context or if my
arguments seem flimsy. I would therefore request people in
this e-group to please excuse my ignorance and correct me
accordingly.

Regards,

Shridhar




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