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Vedanta Philosophy - Fall of the Human Intellect
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Action is insignia of life
Self Effort / Choice of Action
Swadharma one’s own nature
Renunciation in action
Likes & dislikes
ego / doership
egocentric desires or motives
anxiety for fruit
attachment to fruit/action/fear.
Objectivity ,not involvement
Good / bad action according to the intention
3 types of actions:
Selfish/Unselfish/Selfless
Obligatory duties: Regular/ Occasional / Desiridden / Prohibited.
Action is insignia of life
SELF EFFORT / SELF EFFORT / Choice of actionChoice of action
Choice of action / Freedom of action.
Independent of your inherent desires/vasanas.
Only human beings has the choice of action.
You alone has freedom to make yourself or mar your self.
Your present destiny is the sum total of all your past self-effort. But by exercising your present self-effort you can alter your future destiny.
past self-effort= present destiny
present destiny + present self-effort= future destiny
Therefore you must live by choice not by chance.
If You don’t use your Self – Effort you will Perish
Human – Self Effort = Animals
Swadharma Swadharma – one’s own nature– one’s own nature
Renunciation in action : Likes & dislikes Ego / Doership Egocentric desires or motives Anxiety for fruit Attachment to fruit/action/fear.
Objectivity ,not involvementObjectivity ,not involvement
Good / bad action Good / bad action according to the intentionaccording to the intention
3 types of actions:3 types of actions:
SelfishSelfish
UnselfishUnselfish
SelflessSelfless
Obligatory duties:Obligatory duties: RegularRegular OccasionalOccasional Desire-riddenDesire-ridden Prohibited Prohibited