Beyond objectives are consequences

Published on 20th March, 2020, in the Economic Times Indian mythology is based on the principle of karma, where every action has an unforeseen reaction. There is no escape from consequences as everything has cause. This Indian paradigm shapes Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. However, this principle is alien to western discourse. The western discourse is shaped by Greek ideas of shift from chaos to order, and by biblical ideas of shift from slavery to liberation. Neither speaks of consequences. Western ideas are linear ideas. There is talk of crime followed by retribution, but no consequence of retribution. There is talk of injustice followed by rebellion, ..