BOOK VII
515c (Pg 194)
Cave Alegory
COMPLETE ISOLATION: The Truman Show
Once freed they can NEVER go back
Reaction:
Complete Disbelief
Stunned/Shocked
Reluctant to change idea of reality
Realizies the truth
Wants to go back and free the others; pity
HINDUISM:
Caste System
Brahmins (Priests)
Khasatryas (Warriors)
Vaisyas (Merchants)
Sudras (Merchants)
Untouchables
DUTY=DHARMA
KARMA
the idea that your soul is empty and you fill it with either good Karma or bad Karma. Good actions give you good Karma and bad actions lead to negative Karma.
SAMSARA
the idea that you are continuosly born and reborn; a endless cycle of death and rebirth, and the only way to break that cycle is to gain enough good Karma to become a Brahmin and then to attain Mahsha.
MAHSHA=ENLIGHTENMENT
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