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> Unh, unh, unh! If lower-level things operate mechanically and do not
> incur either merit or sin, then how do they advance in your system to
My understanding is that lower lifeforms, advance to the next higher level
automatically. Take the example of a tiger. It's nature is to kill
brutally, but does not incur sin as a human would. However, during this
life, the soul's desire to kill brutally is removed and then the soul
graduates to a higher lifeform.
The deer has no such desire to kill, so why is it introduced into the
lion in the first place ? Obviously many lower lifeforms do not have
such a "desire to kill" as perceived by human beings so what causes
them to acquire this desire "automatically" ? And that too as they
evolve higher up in this chain ? If all animals are equivalent in
terms of religious merit (contradiction of the previous poster's
partial ordering), then what makes the cow significantly special ?
Look, we can attack this silly materialist theory twenty different
ways, and it will still come out as unstable as it started.
For this reason, Vishnu the primary deity of Vaishnavism often assumes
the form of "Mohini." Mohini comes from "moha" or attachment. Mohini
is a pleasing figure, expressed generally in Puranic legends as a
beautiful woman. She gets what she wants not by reasoning or any
attempt to unearth the truth, but by APPEALING to the desires of the
people. Many times Vishnu had to resort to his "Mohini" form to
rescue Vaishnav deities from being obliterated by Shaivite Asuras
(competing deities). Thus Vaishnavism is and has survied as a set of
attachments that appeal to people.
Thus you have the theory of higher vs lower life forms and the concept
of minimum violence and the notion of maximum peace. All these
concepts are appealing because they address only one side of the
equation. If someone gets killed in nature someone else gets fed! In
Vaishnavism each devotee has his own concept of "peace", "minimum
violence", and justice for all! The notions are appealing, but
without philosophical substance! They all have their foundations in
"moha" or emotional attachments. From my discussions with several
Vaishnavs it has become apparent to me that Vishnu is truly Mohini!
And he has them spellbound!
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