As a samurai-fan iam skewed towards the 47 Ronin Tale - the story of "Loyalty and Duty", which is the culture of Japan that stayed with me even after leaving Japan
Its all about a Man's duty to his Master , his honor !
The 47 Ronin loved their Master
Question : Can anyone love their Master so much deeply and unconditionally ?
The story of Loyalty and Duty , i dont want to write the story again , you can read here!
https://coolvidya-pillai.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-47-ronin-and-ghosts-in-tokyo.html
The story of Loyalty and Duty , i dont want to write the story again , you can read here!
https://coolvidya-pillai.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-47-ronin-and-ghosts-in-tokyo.html
Graves of the 47 Ronin, the story about the Quest for Justice , the Story about "Loyalty and Duty " to the Master!
If we compare the Samurai Tale with Mahabharata the Hindu Epic
47 Ronin tale talks about Man's duty to his Master , his honor
But in Hindu Epic Mahabharata Loyalty to Master is not emphasized
What is emphasized in Mahabharata is that in your life when you grow old ,you might realize that the people who gave birth to you (parents) or your teacher / Master were wrong and when you encounter a situation like that you should forget about " Respecting Master " and kill him .
The very fact Arjuna Killed his Master / Guru Dronacharya.
One has to be loyal only to Righteousness according to Mahabharata and hence Loyalty is not emphasized any where in the Hindu Mythology
In the 47 Ronin Tale the samurai's (the 47 ronins) fought for injustice and killed a man called Kira
and they themselves committed seppuku
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku
The very fact Arjuna Killed his Master / Guru Dronacharya.
One has to be loyal only to Righteousness according to Mahabharata and hence Loyalty is not emphasized any where in the Hindu Mythology
In the 47 Ronin Tale the samurai's (the 47 ronins) fought for injustice and killed a man called Kira
and they themselves committed seppuku
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku
In today;s world it is difficult to live a Samurai's life - meaning - to kill people who are corrupt
In such a case i believe that the best philosophy one can adopt is the Gandhian Philosophy
Nature is designed in such a way that human beings themselves are becoming food for one another lol..
If you are intelligent you can understand what iam writing.
My advise to you all is ...
" You need to fight for Justice " like the samurai's (or) like Krishna"
But when you meet people who have low standards , you are left with 2 options
1.Reduce your own standards and fight with him
2.Give up the fight and let the opponent carry his bad karmic baggage all alone by himself ,
Always Chose Option 2 , do not reduce your standards
"because we are neither Krishna nor Samurai"
It might bring you suffering only for short term!
Some of the secret ways to live a valuable life can be found here , although i have not read any of them
https://lokacharya.wordpress.com/ ,
written by Pillai lokacharya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillai_Lokacharya
In such a case i believe that the best philosophy one can adopt is the Gandhian Philosophy
Nature is designed in such a way that human beings themselves are becoming food for one another lol..
If you are intelligent you can understand what iam writing.
My advise to you all is ...
" You need to fight for Justice " like the samurai's (or) like Krishna"
But when you meet people who have low standards , you are left with 2 options
1.Reduce your own standards and fight with him
2.Give up the fight and let the opponent carry his bad karmic baggage all alone by himself ,
Always Chose Option 2 , do not reduce your standards
"because we are neither Krishna nor Samurai"
It might bring you suffering only for short term!
Some of the secret ways to live a valuable life can be found here , although i have not read any of them
https://lokacharya.wordpress.com/ ,
written by Pillai lokacharya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillai_Lokacharya
And i miss Japan ...
Comments