Brahmanyan
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These moral values are inherent in creation.
We have discussed the similar subject under the head "Goodness of Human Nature" on 12.5.2012. I repeat the core value of "Ubuntu" from the same hereunder:
Ubuntu is a philosophy of African tribes that can be summed up as "I
am what I am because of who we all are."
Bishop Desmond Tutu gave this explanation in 2008 :
"One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu – the essence of being
human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist
as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness.
You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality –
Ubuntu – you are known for your generosity. We think of ourselves far
too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another,
whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World.
When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity."
That is what we call as Dharma.
Dharayati iti dharmaha, which translates as "Dharma is that which upholds".
In the Mahabharata, Yudhistira asks Bhishma to explain the meaning and scope of Dharma. Bhishma replies:
Tadrisho ayam anuprashno yatra dharmaha sudurlabaha
Dushkamha pralisankhyatum tatkenatra vysvasyathi
Prabhavarthaya bhutanam dharmapravachanam kritam
Yasyat prabhavasamyuktaha sa dharma iti nischayaha.
It is most difficult to define Dharma. Dharma has been explained to be that which helps the upliftment of living beings. Therefore, that which ensures the welfare of living beings is surely Dharma. The learned rishis have declared that that which sustains is Dharma.
Again in the Karna Parva, in Mahabharata Lord Krishna explains Dharma to Arjuna in the following words:
Dharanat dharma mityahu dharmo dhara-yate prajaha
Yat syad dharanasamyuktam sa dharma iti nischayaha.
Dharma sustains the society. Dharma maintains the social order. Dharma ensures well being and progress of humanity. Dharma is surely that which fulfills these objectives.
It is the Cosmic order that none can isolate themselves. Whole universe is sustained by this discipline. It is also the Vedic idea of Ritam. Individuals have to conform to a certain universal order of behavioral norms, to contribute in the sustenance and the upliftment of societal order and thus the society itself. On the other hand, if any of the universal norms are transgressed, then a chain of actions and reactions takes place, creating chaotic disorder and destruction.
We have discussed the similar subject under the head "Goodness of Human Nature" on 12.5.2012. I repeat the core value of "Ubuntu" from the same hereunder:
Ubuntu is a philosophy of African tribes that can be summed up as "I
am what I am because of who we all are."
Bishop Desmond Tutu gave this explanation in 2008 :
"One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu – the essence of being
human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist
as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness.
You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality –
Ubuntu – you are known for your generosity. We think of ourselves far
too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another,
whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World.
When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity."
That is what we call as Dharma.
Dharayati iti dharmaha, which translates as "Dharma is that which upholds".
In the Mahabharata, Yudhistira asks Bhishma to explain the meaning and scope of Dharma. Bhishma replies:
Tadrisho ayam anuprashno yatra dharmaha sudurlabaha
Dushkamha pralisankhyatum tatkenatra vysvasyathi
Prabhavarthaya bhutanam dharmapravachanam kritam
Yasyat prabhavasamyuktaha sa dharma iti nischayaha.
It is most difficult to define Dharma. Dharma has been explained to be that which helps the upliftment of living beings. Therefore, that which ensures the welfare of living beings is surely Dharma. The learned rishis have declared that that which sustains is Dharma.
Again in the Karna Parva, in Mahabharata Lord Krishna explains Dharma to Arjuna in the following words:
Dharanat dharma mityahu dharmo dhara-yate prajaha
Yat syad dharanasamyuktam sa dharma iti nischayaha.
Dharma sustains the society. Dharma maintains the social order. Dharma ensures well being and progress of humanity. Dharma is surely that which fulfills these objectives.
It is the Cosmic order that none can isolate themselves. Whole universe is sustained by this discipline. It is also the Vedic idea of Ritam. Individuals have to conform to a certain universal order of behavioral norms, to contribute in the sustenance and the upliftment of societal order and thus the society itself. On the other hand, if any of the universal norms are transgressed, then a chain of actions and reactions takes place, creating chaotic disorder and destruction.
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