tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post2112536273044827367..comments2023-06-12T09:24:05.289-04:00Comments on 101 Bad Desi Dates: 451. RAM AND SITA101 Bad Desi Dateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694436152283507112noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-13127586889395633702011-09-28T21:44:03.119-04:002011-09-28T21:44:03.119-04:00Dear Rahul B -
Maybe because I was raised by Punj...Dear Rahul B -<br /><br />Maybe because I was raised by Punjabi parents who recognized God in Sikhism and Hinduism that I believe this - but I believe in a compassionate and loving God. I believe in no God who does not love.<br /><br />You sound like you want to suffer - which is your option. I don't believe in an inhumane God. I believe that whomever, whatever created me is more amazing and 101 Bad Desi Dateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694436152283507112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-78990342544067130252011-09-23T03:49:08.809-04:002011-09-23T03:49:08.809-04:00Goddess Seetha wasn't ill-treated, you can onl...Goddess Seetha wasn't ill-treated, you can only reach such conclusions if you think the Ramayana is a love story. The Universe doesn't revolve around anyone, it's a sum of forces. That paradox of being treated poorly despite acting perfect existed for Karna too.<br /><br />I will say again, doing the right thing in the aim of a reward has no nobility. Expecting a reward for doing the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-7796149907120716372011-09-22T23:12:37.800-04:002011-09-22T23:12:37.800-04:00Dear Rahul B-
Surely you also saw the way Rama wa...Dear Rahul B-<br /><br />Surely you also saw the way Rama was depicted ..... bulging muscle, pale blue skin - I mean he was not depicted as some skinny legged waif.<br /><br />And you are right - what makes someone man, family and society over personal desire - but still then, was not Sita his wife - someone who he should cherish and care for? Hinduism does not tolerate men and the homes were 101 Bad Desi Dateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694436152283507112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-82404404691813293892011-09-20T04:23:50.575-04:002011-09-20T04:23:50.575-04:00Your angst over Goddess Seetha's plight is bec...Your angst over Goddess Seetha's plight is because you think doing the right thing ought to be rewarded: "Only action is within your power, not its rewards. Let not anticipation of reward be your motive, you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of that action, for then you enjoy or suffer without merit" - Bhagavad Geetha 2.47<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-68717225577182284612011-09-19T20:18:14.808-04:002011-09-19T20:18:14.808-04:00Dear Rahul B -
Yes I do know about Nina Paley - b...Dear Rahul B -<br /><br />Yes I do know about Nina Paley - but it still doesn't change my thoughts and feelings about the story.<br /><br />And yes you are right - she did leave the compound after she was told not to - and I guess that misstep reset her whole life. I just dont think it right, fair or just. And I feel like little Indian girls are raise to emulate her, and that their role is 101 Bad Desi Dateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694436152283507112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-41715550511540487042011-09-19T20:14:42.197-04:002011-09-19T20:14:42.197-04:00Dear Rahul B -
Yes he did give up his birthright ...Dear Rahul B -<br /><br />Yes he did give up his birthright because he obeyed his father and yes Indian men are men of honor. My dad is incredible. And sometimes I think that is a part of my issue. My father is honest, and fair and just and does the right thing - that I presumed all men were like that. Imagine my surprise.<br /><br />And I agree with those values you detail below - they resonate 101 Bad Desi Dateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694436152283507112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-43156389949953550912011-09-19T11:03:53.616-04:002011-09-19T11:03:53.616-04:00I think one thing that is missed is that Goddess S...I think one thing that is missed is that Goddess Sita herself was privileged enough to be adopted by a king and she could not have married Lord Ram otherwise. Nor would anyone set off in the rescue of an ordinary woman.<br /><br />"Is he not held responsible for her safety?" <br /> - She was kidnapped because She stepped outside the Lakhsman Rekha when Lakhsman went off in search of herAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663512916982953209.post-11258079276295991022011-09-19T10:09:09.202-04:002011-09-19T10:09:09.202-04:00It depends on what is considered as the ideal man ...It depends on what is considered as the ideal man or masculinity, in some Hindu contexts like Lord Ram/the Ramayana it is placing one's duty to family/society over your own personal desires.<br /><br />Lord Ram gave up his birthright and accepted his exile because it was demanded of him by his mother Kaikeyi who wanted the throne for her own (genetic) son Bharata. When Goddess Sita was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com