There is a bit of the Bhagavad Gita that is rather famous even outside of India. Arjuna is faced with killing his own brothers and cousins who fight for the opposite side in a great battle. Krishna leads him to understand that this conflict is inevitable, and just. Battle is joined, and the fight is not only righteous, but a moral necessity for both sides. Each man on either side has a duty which flows from his allegiances and oaths, and it would be a sin to back down from these. The fight is righteous, because it is in defence of divinely ordained property rights and must be joined, though it will be painful - the opponents are family. Vishnu offers help to both sides - troops for the acquisitionist Kauravas and divine council for the Pandava. But while hatred was discouraged, they were still bound by duty to kill one another.
The Marriage of Agony and Ecstasy
The Marriage of Agony and Ecstasy
The Marriage of Agony and Ecstasy
There is a bit of the Bhagavad Gita that is rather famous even outside of India. Arjuna is faced with killing his own brothers and cousins who fight for the opposite side in a great battle. Krishna leads him to understand that this conflict is inevitable, and just. Battle is joined, and the fight is not only righteous, but a moral necessity for both sides. Each man on either side has a duty which flows from his allegiances and oaths, and it would be a sin to back down from these. The fight is righteous, because it is in defence of divinely ordained property rights and must be joined, though it will be painful - the opponents are family. Vishnu offers help to both sides - troops for the acquisitionist Kauravas and divine council for the Pandava. But while hatred was discouraged, they were still bound by duty to kill one another.