Sunday, May 27, 2007

Vinaya (respect) for inanimate objects

When I was at home with my parents, one day the wheat flour got dropped on the floor. I remember my mummy ji telling me - "Do not put the feet on the flour". This is respect for inanimate objects. Here wheat flour supresses our hunger, and hence there is respect.

I wonder how this kind of respect helps? Is there any karma thing involved here?. In west, I do not see people having respect for inanimate objects.

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वास्तविक जगत और जो जगत हमें दिखाई देता है उसमें अन्तर है। जो हमें दिखता है, वो इन्द्रिय से दिखता है और इन्द्रियों की अपनी सीमितता है। और जो ...