Dharma Versus Morality and Karma

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Dharma Versus Morality and Karma

Morality is different from Dharma

Lam Lam
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We define moral as the qualities of actions that will lead to positive feelings in the largest spacetime conceivable. This has reference to the dynamic wave-nature of reality which is always changing.

So the main factor in morality is the Positive Force, as the positive kind of feelings, which is always present and operating in Existence. In fact, Existence exists because of the Positive and Negative Forces.

Immorality therefore is the opposite, being based on Negative feelings powered by the Negative Force.

The Immorality of Krishna

In Discourses on Mahabharata Chapter 6, Indian philosopher PR Sarkar explained the immorality of Krishna who deceived Drona as part of his intention to kill him.

Basically, Drona was a strong warrior king who caused division among the Indian rulers.

Krishna was another king who wanted to unify India.

To achieve this goal, he needed Drona killed.

His tactic was to take advantage of Drona’s affections for Ashwatthama, Drona’s son.

  • There was an elephant named Ashwatthama.
  • Krishna had that elephant killed.
  • This then spread the news that Ashwatthama, the elephant had been killed.

Elephant

Drona heard this during a battle and thought it meant that his son has been killed.

  • This made him grieve and lower his guard.
  • This allowed him to be killed.

Morality is Technically Different From Dharma

Krishna violated the morality of Satya or truthfulness and Ahimsa or non violence by purposely intending to deceive and kill Drona.

In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Satya and Ahimsa are part of Yama and Niyama which are the foundation of yogic morality.

Sarkar clarified that such violations of morality are ok because it was for the greater cause of the dharma.

Therefore, dharma is superior to Yama and Niyama or morality.

Morality Flow
Dharma breaks through the cycle of cause and effect or action and reaction

Superphysics uses the following definitions:

Concept Definition
Morals The qualities of actions that will lead to positive feelings in the largest spacetime conceivable
Dharma The inherent, metaphysical nature of any discrete identity with reference to the creator of that identity
Positive Feelings Feelings, such as happiness, conviction, peace, relief, etc. from the Positive Force
Negative Feelings Feelings, such as depression, fear, confusion, distress, etc. from the Negative Force
The Positive Force The force or flow from the desire of Existence that leads to unification and attraction. This is Yang in Taoism, and roughly the Holy Spirit in Christianity
The Negative force The force leading to actual Existence via separation, repulsion, and isolation. This is Yin in Taoism, and roughly the Devil in Christianity
Yoga The union created by the Positive Force

The concepts of “morality”, “dharma”, and “yoga” are all related to the Positive and Negative Forces.

  • These 2 Forces can be revealed to be either Positive of Negative by the effect that they produce.

Dharma Overcomes the Fear of Death

Yoga is the union of the 2 Forces, as the peace between 2 warring factions.

Dharma is the concept of the natural journey towards this union. The actual journey is called Tao in Taoism.

  • This union or yoga is therefore dharma seen from the end of the journey.
  • The start of the journey is Existence
  • The undertaking of the journey is spirituality

Without spirituality, Existence just goes in circles, without any goal of union and therefore no dharma. This takes the form of the unending cycle of cause and effect, which also leads to the cycle of birth and rebirth.

Morality is the set of rules while on the journey, to keep it spiritual and fixed to the goal instead of going in circles.

  • This breaks the cycle of cause and effect and consequently the cycle of birth and rebirth.
  • This then is used to eliminate the fear of death which is commonly the strongest fear among living creatures.

So morality is the toolkit to achieve yoga or union.

  • In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Yama and Niyama are essential requirements for yoga (and special powers).

The whole reason for Krishna violating morals was to unify India and create Mahabharata or a yoga of India. So he changed the moral rules temporarily in order to bring back people to the dharma.

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