Re: The Difficulty of Being Good

[Guest guest]

This reminds me of a story where Narad Muni once told a snake not to bite

people. Then one day the snake came back and told Narad Muni, that children and

adults are throwing stones on him whenever they see him. So what should he do.

He feels like biting them. So Narada muni said- I told you not to bite, but I

never told you not to show your fangs and hood at times of need.

So, the unsaid moral of the story is ...........?

show that u r bad, but do not become bad.

And when to do that?- it all depends on time, situation and circumstance. each

one to his own. Ultimately we have to one day stand in the Lords court of law.

 

Regards,

 

Meena Samtani.

 

Always Chant and be happy

 

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna , Hare Hare.

Hare Ram Hare Ram, Ram Ram, Hare Hare.

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To: mgims <mgims >

Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 10:25 AM

Subject: The Difficulty of Being Good

 

I read a book recently. The title is 'The Difficulty of Being Good'. The author,

Gurcharan Das, has been a corporate leader and an admired thinker. The book was

conceived when he took an academic holiday during which he studied the

Mahabharat (among other things). His intent must have been to gain a real

insight into this epic. And, he has succeeded in his mission.His book is based

on some of the important characters in the Mahabharat. He has analysed

these personalities thoughtfully, without distorting any of

their cardinal traits. Inferences drawn from the classic are juxtaposed on

the current events.

'The Difficulty of Being Good' is,well, about being good. What does being good

mean? Simply, a person is good if others think he is. Goodness is the summation

of all good qualities a person can have. In the context of the Mahabharat, being

good means being just and righteous. It is not easy to be good if goodness is

equated with justice and righteousness. Further,  thoughts  and

actions resulting from goodness can create very difficult circumstances.

However, good people are not restrained by the possible negative consequences

of their righteousness. Nor are they they motivated by the expected positive

outcomes.

One does not need a reason to be good. The strength of your morality

determines the degree of your goodness. In Mahabharat, Yudhishtra epitomises

 'dharma'. He always chose the path of righteousness. When he was cheated out

of all his possessions by  a scheming Duruyodhan, Dropadi asked him, " Why be

always be good? " Yudhishtra replied, " I act because I must. "

Goodness is the ultimate human quality. We must be good, but goodness dos not

guarantee 

reciprocal goodness. It is very difficult to be good to a person who does not

understand what goodness is. Perhaps Yudhishtra ignored this fact and acted

righteously even when the Kauravs laid a trap for him. So it is not right to be

always 'right'. Mahabharat can be summarized in the form of a simple, but

important, lesson: Morality must be balanced against reality. 

Bharat

[Guest guest]

Good review of the book 'The Difficulty of Being Good' by Gurcharan Das and

analysis of Right, being Good and ethical.

The same epic of Mahabharata also has stories of Karna, Eklavya and

Yashwasthama, Lot to debate about right and good.

Mr. Gurcharan Das is a Graduate of Harvard University, former CEO of Proctor and

Gamble India ( when all it marketed was Vicks) and later MD of P & G worldwide.

He writes regularly in Sunday Times of India.

Born in 1942 he recently (2002) learnt about the classical Indian thought and '

Mahabharat' for two years at.........

...... University of Chicago.!!!!!

I have not read 'The Difficulty of Being Good' but have read his other book'

India Unbound: From Independence to Global Information age' which traces the

contemporary History of India and the radical transformation currently underway

in the subcontinent.

Parag

1980

doctorparagshah.blogspot.com

The Difficulty of Being Good

I read a book recently. The title is 'The Difficulty of Being Good'. The

author, Gurcharan Das, has been a corporate leader and an admired thinker. The

book was conceived when he took an academic holiday during which he studied the

Mahabharat (among other things). His intent must have been to gain a real

insight into this epic. And, he has succeeded in his mission.His book is based

on some of the important characters in the Mahabharat. He has analysed these

personalities thoughtfully, without distorting any of their cardinal traits.

Inferences drawn from the classic are juxtaposed on the current events.

'The Difficulty of Being Good' is,well, about being good. What does being good

mean? Simply, a person is good if others think he is. Goodness is the summation

of all good qualities a person can have. In the context of the Mahabharat, being

good means being just and righteous. It is not easy to be good if goodness is

equated with justice and righteousness. Further, thoughts and

actions resulting from goodness can create very difficult circumstances.

However, good people are not restrained by the possible negative consequences of

their righteousness. Nor are they they motivated by the expected positive

outcomes.

One does not need a reason to be good. The strength of your morality

determines the degree of your goodness. In Mahabharat, Yudhishtra epitomises

'dharma'. He always chose the path of righteousness. When he was cheated out of

all his possessions by a scheming Duruyodhan, Dropadi asked him, " Why be

always be good? " Yudhishtra replied, " I act because I must. "

Goodness is the ultimate human quality. We must be good, but goodness dos not

guarantee

reciprocal goodness. It is very difficult to be good to a person who does not

understand what goodness is. Perhaps Yudhishtra ignored this fact and acted

righteously even when the Kauravs laid a trap for him. So it is not right to be

always 'right'. Mahabharat can be summarized in the form of a simple, but

important, lesson: Morality must be balanced against reality.

Bharat

[Guest guest]

Good story.

Its been long time Meena,

since you have written, showed your hood and ....wisdom.

Do keep penning.

Parag

1980

doctorparagshah.blogspot.com

The Difficulty of Being Good

I read a book recently. The title is 'The Difficulty of Being Good'. The

author, Gurcharan Das, has been a corporate leader and an admired thinker. The

book was conceived when he took an academic holiday during which he studied the

Mahabharat (among other things). His intent must have been to gain a real

insight into this epic. And, he has succeeded in his mission.His book is based

on some of the important characters in the Mahabharat. He has analysed these

personalities thoughtfully, without distorting any of their cardinal traits.

Inferences drawn from the classic are juxtaposed on the current events.

'The Difficulty of Being Good' is,well, about being good. What does being good

mean? Simply, a person is good if others think he is. Goodness is the summation

of all good qualities a person can have. In the context of the Mahabharat, being

good means being just and righteous. It is not easy to be good if goodness is

equated with justice and righteousness. Further, thoughts and

actions resulting from goodness can create very difficult circumstances.

However, good people are not restrained by the possible negative consequences of

their righteousness. Nor are they they motivated by the expected positive

outcomes.

One does not need a reason to be good. The strength of your morality

determines the degree of your goodness. In Mahabharat, Yudhishtra epitomises

'dharma'. He always chose the path of righteousness. When he was cheated out of

all his possessions by a scheming Duruyodhan, Dropadi asked him, " Why be

always be good? " Yudhishtra replied, " I act because I must. "

Goodness is the ultimate human quality. We must be good, but goodness dos not

guarantee

reciprocal goodness. It is very difficult to be good to a person who does not

understand what goodness is. Perhaps Yudhishtra ignored this fact and acted

righteously even when the Kauravs laid a trap for him. So it is not right to be

always 'right'. Mahabharat can be summarized in the form of a simple, but

important, lesson: Morality must be balanced against reality.

Bharat

[Guest guest]

Dear Bharat,

I have gone through the book. Its an excellent read.Moreover most of us reading

TOI sunday edition are familiar with interesting and thought provoking articles

of Mr. Das.

V.K.Gupta 76

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To: mgims <mgims >

Sent: Friday, 16 December 2011 8:55 PM

Subject: The Difficulty of Being Good

 

I read a book recently. The title is 'The Difficulty of Being Good'. The author,

Gurcharan Das, has been a corporate leader and an admired thinker. The book was

conceived when he took an academic holiday during which he studied the

Mahabharat (among other things). His intent must have been to gain a real

insight into this epic. And, he has succeeded in his mission.His book is based

on some of the important characters in the Mahabharat. He has analysed

these personalities thoughtfully, without distorting any of

their cardinal traits. Inferences drawn from the classic are juxtaposed on

the current events.

'The Difficulty of Being Good' is,well, about being good. What does being good

mean? Simply, a person is good if others think he is. Goodness is the summation

of all good qualities a person can have. In the context of the Mahabharat, being

good means being just and righteous. It is not easy to be good if goodness is

equated with justice and righteousness. Further,  thoughts  and

actions resulting from goodness can create very difficult circumstances.

However, good people are not restrained by the possible negative consequences

of their righteousness. Nor are they they motivated by the expected positive

outcomes.

One does not need a reason to be good. The strength of your morality

determines the degree of your goodness. In Mahabharat, Yudhishtra epitomises

 'dharma'. He always chose the path of righteousness. When he was cheated out

of all his possessions by  a scheming Duruyodhan, Dropadi asked him, " Why be

always be good? " Yudhishtra replied, " I act because I must. "

Goodness is the ultimate human quality. We must be good, but goodness dos not

guarantee 

reciprocal goodness. It is very difficult to be good to a person who does not

understand what goodness is. Perhaps Yudhishtra ignored this fact and acted

righteously even when the Kauravs laid a trap for him. So it is not right to be

always 'right'. Mahabharat can be summarized in the form of a simple, but

important, lesson: Morality must be balanced against reality. 

Bharat

[Guest guest]

Maybe that is why, a fairly friendly and helpful lecturer suddenly turns

malignant on being promoted to HOD.

Kishore Shah 1974

[Guest guest]

Thanx , there so much to read n gain from our mgims site its amazing !!

Thanx bharat for briefing on z buk and sharing the authors views .

Jai ho mgims .

Regds.

> I read a book recently. The title is 'The Difficulty of Being Good'. The

author, Gurcharan Das, has been a corporate leader and an admired thinker. The

book was conceived when he took an academic holiday during which he studied the

Mahabharat (among other things). His intent must have been to gain a real

insight into this epic. And, he has succeeded in his mission.His book is based

on some of the important characters in the Mahabharat. He has analysed these

personalities thoughtfully, without distorting any of their cardinal traits.

Inferences drawn from the classic are juxtaposed on the current events.

>

> 'The Difficulty of Being Good' is,well, about being good. What does being good

mean? Simply, a person is good if others think he is. Goodness is the summation

of all good qualities a person can have. In the context of the Mahabharat, being

good means being just and righteous. It is not easy to be good if goodness is

equated with justice and righteousness. Further, thoughts and

> actions resulting from goodness can create very difficult circumstances.

However, good people are not restrained by the possible negative consequences of

their righteousness. Nor are they they motivated by the expected positive

outcomes.

>

> One does not need a reason to be good. The strength of your morality

determines the degree of your goodness. In Mahabharat, Yudhishtra epitomises

'dharma'. He always chose the path of righteousness. When he was cheated out of

all his possessions by a scheming Duruyodhan, Dropadi asked him, " Why be

always be good? " Yudhishtra replied, " I act because I must. "

>

> Goodness is the ultimate human quality. We must be good, but goodness dos not

guarantee

> reciprocal goodness. It is very difficult to be good to a person who does not

understand what goodness is. Perhaps Yudhishtra ignored this fact and acted

righteously even when the Kauravs laid a trap for him. So it is not right to be

always 'right'. Mahabharat can be summarized in the form of a simple, but

important, lesson: Morality must be balanced against reality.

>

> Bharat

>

>

[Guest guest]

A serpent has poison only in its fangs but the wicked man's body is full of it.

So if you want to have mercy on one then it should be the serpent!

My Best Regds

 

Rakesh Khera

Sr Consultant

Dept Of Urology,Robotics & Renal transplant

Medanta Medicity

Gurgaon

Cell- 9810549377

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>To: " mgims " <mgims >

>Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:49 PM

>Subject: Re: The Difficulty of Being Good

>

>

> 

>Dear Bharat,

>I have gone through the book. Its an excellent read.Moreover most of us reading

TOI sunday edition are familiar with interesting and thought provoking articles

of Mr. Das.

>V.K.Gupta 76

>

>________________________________

>

>To: mgims <mgims >

>Sent: Friday, 16 December 2011 8:55 PM

>Subject: The Difficulty of Being Good

>

>

> 

>I read a book recently. The title is 'The Difficulty of Being Good'. The

author, Gurcharan Das, has been a corporate leader and an admired thinker. The

book was conceived when he took an academic holiday during which he studied the

Mahabharat (among other things). His intent must have been to gain a real

insight into this epic. And, he has succeeded in his mission.His book is based

on some of the important characters in the Mahabharat. He has analysed

these personalities thoughtfully, without distorting any of

their cardinal traits. Inferences drawn from the classic are juxtaposed on

the current events.

>

>'The Difficulty of Being Good' is,well, about being good. What does being good

mean? Simply, a person is good if others think he is. Goodness is the summation

of all good qualities a person can have. In the context of the Mahabharat, being

good means being just and righteous. It is not easy to be good if goodness is

equated with justice and righteousness. Further,  thoughts  and

>actions resulting from goodness can create very difficult circumstances.

However, good people are not restrained by the possible negative consequences

of their righteousness. Nor are they they motivated by the expected positive

outcomes.

>

>One does not need a reason to be good. The strength of your morality

determines the degree of your goodness. In Mahabharat, Yudhishtra epitomises

 'dharma'. He always chose the path of righteousness. When he was cheated out

of all his possessions by  a scheming Duruyodhan, Dropadi asked him, " Why be

always be good? " Yudhishtra replied, " I act because I must. "

>

>Goodness is the ultimate human quality. We must be good, but goodness dos not

guarantee 

>reciprocal goodness. It is very difficult to be good to a person who does not

understand what goodness is. Perhaps Yudhishtra ignored this fact and acted

righteously even when the Kauravs laid a trap for him. So it is not right to be

always 'right'. Mahabharat can be summarized in the form of a simple, but

important, lesson: Morality must be balanced against reality. 

>

>Bharat

>

>