RLGA01H3 Lecture Notes - Pleasure, Twice Born, Artha
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Our universe is composed of three levels, the level of the world we are living in, Rita is the impersonal principle but very dynamic. Keeps all things in harmony even though things are have dynamic relationships. The reason the earth does not orbit towards the sun is because of rita. All natural phenomenon are governed by rita. Twice born groups: the moment you can read the vedas is considered a birth to a new life. Untouchables: is class that is so impure that are not considered part of the caste system. The occupations of the untouchables are usually related to corpses or dead such as fishermen, hunters. They are not allowed in the city and live in rural areas. Dr. arane recounted that in his childhood that the people in the upper classes shared bread with pigeons and other animals but would not share with the untouchables, therefore they considered the untouchables more beneath than animals.
