tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18623485.post7571578930284341363..comments2023-10-28T05:24:43.691-07:00Comments on BITTER CHOCOLATE: The Ekalavya Debate: Should he have cut off his Thumb?Rachnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12237516640673368951noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18623485.post-6261416615472653812007-05-23T01:05:00.000-07:002007-05-23T01:05:00.000-07:00thank u for ur explaintion of "Dharma Matigrah Udg...thank u for ur explaintion of "Dharma Matigrah Udghrutah"<BR/>i am a chinese girl and i am doing the trans of the eng sub-to-chinese of the indian film eklavya, i couldn't understand the sentence "Dharma Matigrah Udghrutah" before, now i get it.thank u~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18623485.post-62960195492078467532007-05-11T00:57:00.000-07:002007-05-11T00:57:00.000-07:00I think the question is about understanding what o...I think the question is about understanding what one's dharma really is. Was Eklavya inherently the servile perfect servant or was he the human, loving father? He played both roles but which defined him most of all? If it was the latter, he definitely did fulfil his dharma. And by coincidence I was thinking about dharma myself a few days back.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the link by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18623485.post-21145882008160526842007-03-13T05:44:00.000-07:002007-03-13T05:44:00.000-07:00Haha...I just saw this. I think both you and the d...Haha...I just saw this. I think both you and the director of the movie does not understand dharma. Dharma is not tradition or rules or even ethical codes. Dharma is axioms on which one's life is based. They are not a matter of convenience. One cannot argue them out, because dharma forms the basis of argument.<BR/>Dharma generally gives latitude, and scope for intelligent application. For example it is my dharma to take care of my parents in their old age. I can probably have a valid sounding argument why it is not. But dharma is not a matter of argument. You can think of dharma as natural law. When our life is aligned with natural law, it is harmonious..even though in the short term it might be painful.<BR/>Taking care does not mean I have to be close to them all the time. It just means I have to use whatever means to make sure they are happy, nd their needs are fulfilled.<BR/><BR/>Following dharma does not mean one need not use inteligence. As it happense so many times in life there is a seeming contradiction between following two dharmas. But life is not an either-or situations. One can usually satisfy the requirements of both.<BR/><BR/>In the movie...amitabh's dharma is to protect the royal family. But he is in a quandry when they are fighting amongst themselves. Well in that case his dharma is to effect a reconciliation.<BR/>Problems arise not from following dharma, but the misunderstanding of it. Also, life is interdependent, and true harmony can follow only when everybody follows dharma...otherwise it leads to everybody suffering. Which means it is also our dharma to help other people to follow their dharma.Bhaskarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664460824730684287noreply@blogger.com