Evil and the Philosophy of Retribution
Subtitle: Modern Commentaries on the Bhagavad-Gita
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780415711142
Subjects: Bhagavadgita
Description: Desire and anger lie at the root of evil. Drawing upon this Upanishadic insight, Indian epics, mythological and religious text represent the asuras (demons) as embodying these vices. Presenting key arguments of Sri Aurobindo, Lokamanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi, this book follows the engaging debate as to whether retributive actions of accomplished spiritual practitioners are immmune from the injunctions against violence. -- provided by the publisher