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The Bhagavad Gita, a very old story, touches on this specific topic. In particular it mentions that everything is interconnected, everything affects everything
by ta1234567890 6y ago
The Bhagavad Gita, a very old story, touches on this specific topic. In particular it mentions that everything is interconnected, everything affects everything else - in a way, we are all one.
Under that context, evolution is just change, it is not the improvement of one entity to the detriment of others. Also, given that everything is connected and we are all one, the more we help others, the more we help ourselves. It also says to widen our view of time and life, we usually think in terms of an animal/entity being born/living/dying, instead of thinking about the cycle of all species over thousands or millions of years.
- warent 6y agoNot that you need to be told this, but for anyone else curious, the Bhagavad Gita is so much more than an old story. If you are interested in reading it, I recommend having it read to you by a master, else the old cultural symbology and references will be lost on you or otherwise completely impenetrable.
- ta1234567890 6y agoYou are totally right on both counts, just didn't want to bias the description. I'm currently reading the version recommended by another HN user here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23155062 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23155062 It's a fascinating read, also incredibly eye opening to learn things that have been known and taught for thousands of years in other parts of the world, while in the West it seems like we are just beginning to discover them (and maybe have actively rejected them for a long time as well).