The Fodder of First causes

Vidyasankar Sundaresan vsundaresan at HOTMAIL.COM
Thu Dec 23 20:26:24 UTC 1999


>In Christian theology there is a tendency to assign qualities to God.
>For example, it is said that God cannot lie, break promises or do other
>things that we judge as morally wrong.

The notion of God not doing things morally wrong (according to human
standards) is not applicable to Indian thought. The prime example, of
course, is Krishna in the Mahabharata. Having failed to bribe Karna, he
ensures the deaths of Drona and Karna through subterfuge.

Vidyasankar
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com





More information about the INDOLOGY mailing list