The dichotomy of brain and heart is eternal. They seem to disagree with each other a lot and such situations often fall under the category of being ethical or moral.
We make a choice that makes us happy but leaves us with a baggage of wrongdoing. Or we make a choice that is right but leaves us with a baggage of sadness. Either way, we have to carry the baggage. So then morality becomes contextual, not categorical. How can something so intangible be categorized as right or wrong?
Society is indeed a crazy breed, following law an order at the cost of internal chaos. Of what use are the rules if they take away our freedom? Why can't we let the spirit be free and test its own potential?
Once a neighbor in my hometown, while going through my 4th grade answer sheet, remarked "This is amazing. You got no question wrong. You are right-right". I wish I was still that, sans the baggage.
Out, beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
- Rumi
We make a choice that makes us happy but leaves us with a baggage of wrongdoing. Or we make a choice that is right but leaves us with a baggage of sadness. Either way, we have to carry the baggage. So then morality becomes contextual, not categorical. How can something so intangible be categorized as right or wrong?
- Obey elders or Respect 'I' - On his Father's advice, Parashurama slayed his own Mother. How can one possibly evaluate this? By yielding into others expectations, don't we destroy who we really are? I agree with Jim Morrison when he says our own people commit a subtle murder here.
- Love One or Love All - We value the feelings of/for one person and block others as if the quota has been reached. Feeling empathy, compassion, respect for many is considered okay but love for many is not considered okay, like it is the only distinction between humans and animals. How is forceful monogamy better than willful polygamy?
- Wish for Nothing or Wish for Everything - Yes, altruism is considered to be a virtue. But isn't the act of 'selfless giving' totally selfish? We do it in order to be happy with 'self'. The benevolence is triggered either by the expectation of rewards-for-the-good-deeds or fear of punishment-for-the-bad-deeds. Either way, how is it selfless?
- Think of World as Beautiful or Think of World as Miserable - Although the nature is full of marvel, we don't really have to be a Buddha to see the suffering around us, do we ?
Society is indeed a crazy breed, following law an order at the cost of internal chaos. Of what use are the rules if they take away our freedom? Why can't we let the spirit be free and test its own potential?
Once a neighbor in my hometown, while going through my 4th grade answer sheet, remarked "This is amazing. You got no question wrong. You are right-right". I wish I was still that, sans the baggage.
Out, beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
- Rumi