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asking what these principles require of us in particular situations whether to lie, hide, cheat, betray, steal or to commit suicide or homicide. Also we apply these principles while deciding whether we should forgive, help, share and love. We also apply them when we ask what they require of us as professionals, e.g., lawyers, doctors, or business people, or what they require of our social policies and institutions.
I am aware of many aspirants looking at the “Ten Commandments” of the Master in similar fashion. It was attempted in “Imperience Beckons” to clarify that the purpose of that monumental work in spiritual history is not meant for such consideration though such an application cannot be ruled out. But the point to consider is “are moral principles all that ethics consists of?” It is clear that this emphasis on moral principles smacks of a thoughtless and slavish worship of rules, as if the moral life was a matter of scrupulously checking our every action against a table of do‟s and don‟ts. Fortunately, this obsession
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