Success and Liberation
Being successful is the dream of almost everyone. Society measures one's success in life by their fame, wealth and or power. The issue of which of these components of succes leads to the other or can help obtain the other is very subjective. They may come in any order. I agree with the Hinduism belive that people are not created equal in terms of how we are endowed with different potentials and abilities by the divine. If all individuals had the same potential to do all things, and the same level of success (fame, wealth, and power ), then it would be very hard to describe how we would relate to each other. There would not be any interdependence in our society. It is my hope that our world will become a better place for all of us, and the last thing I would wish for is to be the unlucky person in the community, or the person who has the least of resources. Some economist would argue that some level of unemployment is necessary to curb inflation. It makes sense that all of us don't have the same amout of wealth. It is in the divine's own wisdom that some people are born powerful and other's are born to be the subjects of the powerful or to be ruled by the people in power. This is not to say that abuse of power or oppressing other is okay, it is not.
Success and liberation go hand in hand. If you are successful, it is most likely that you will have worldly liberation, not necessarily spiritual liberation. In addition, when an individual is liberated, it is more likely for the person to be succesful. Success was more prevalent in the songs than liberation, which was not surprising because success in life serves as a catalyst in brings liberation.
Success
1.Shoeless Jeff & Scott Free:Way to wealth
2.Lil Wayne:Got money, ft. T-Pain
3.Wiz Khalifa: Stack money
4.Gucci Mane:Making love the money
5.Sidney:Africa Money
Liberation
1.Sarafina: Freedom is coming
2.Bob Marley: Redemption song
3.The Nasarenes: Song of Liberation
4.Stevie Wonder: Redemption song
5.Nicole Mullen: My Redeemer Lives
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Pleasure and community service as depicted in Hinduism
Pleasure and community service as depicted in Hinduism
Pleasure is something that a lot of people enjoy, and will do whatever it take to have that pleasure. It may come in different forms, which includes love, sex, music, money, drugs and so on. Community service is another thing that others enjoy to do and devote their time money and other resources to serve their community. Serving the community brings pleasure to a lot of individuals. It's hard to tell which of these two aims of hinduism is more important than the other. However, it is not difficult to tell which of the two aims is more popular in our current times. Suprisenly, pleasure is more prevalent in this age than community service.
It may be argued that without plaesure, one would not have the enthusiasm to undertake community service.
In the song by Sarafina, its is clear that the people of South Africa were determined and devoted in fighting for freedom for their community. This is a great way to serve one's community. Both men and women fought fearlessly for the liberation of their dear nation, which came at a cost including deaths and injuries, and pain. Happiness (or pleasure) followed after the liberation of South Africa from the shackles of apartheid. The pleasure that comes with serving one's community is great and better, because the entire community benefits from that service. In other words, community service brings greater good and or pleasure to the geater society. For the above reason, more emphasis should be placed on the community service aim of hinduism and the pleasure will follow naturally for the rest of the people, and hopefully it won't be plesure that comes with later problems. The hindu understanding of the four aims of life is no different from what is expressed in American pop music
Songs about pleasure
1. Micheal Bolton:When a man loves a woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2_GQlwxbI
2. Natalie Cole: When i fall in love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpVhMlCDaVQ
3. Stevie Wonder: I just called to say i love you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bGOgY1CmiU
4. Bob Marley: Bob Marley: Is this love
5. Bob Marley: No woman no cry: Bob Marley: No woman no cry
Songs about community service
1. Mariam Makeba: Africa is where my heart lies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXIj_0AxUaA
2. Mariam Makeba with Hugh Masakela: Soweto blues Mariam Makeba with Hugh Masakela, Soweto blues
3. Sarafina: Freedom is coming.
4. Bob Marley: One love Bob Marley , one love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g
5.Bob Marley: Get up stand up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g
Pleasure is something that a lot of people enjoy, and will do whatever it take to have that pleasure. It may come in different forms, which includes love, sex, music, money, drugs and so on. Community service is another thing that others enjoy to do and devote their time money and other resources to serve their community. Serving the community brings pleasure to a lot of individuals. It's hard to tell which of these two aims of hinduism is more important than the other. However, it is not difficult to tell which of the two aims is more popular in our current times. Suprisenly, pleasure is more prevalent in this age than community service.
It may be argued that without plaesure, one would not have the enthusiasm to undertake community service.
In the song by Sarafina, its is clear that the people of South Africa were determined and devoted in fighting for freedom for their community. This is a great way to serve one's community. Both men and women fought fearlessly for the liberation of their dear nation, which came at a cost including deaths and injuries, and pain. Happiness (or pleasure) followed after the liberation of South Africa from the shackles of apartheid. The pleasure that comes with serving one's community is great and better, because the entire community benefits from that service. In other words, community service brings greater good and or pleasure to the geater society. For the above reason, more emphasis should be placed on the community service aim of hinduism and the pleasure will follow naturally for the rest of the people, and hopefully it won't be plesure that comes with later problems. The hindu understanding of the four aims of life is no different from what is expressed in American pop music
Songs about pleasure
1. Micheal Bolton:When a man loves a woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2_GQlwxbI
2. Natalie Cole: When i fall in love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpVhMlCDaVQ
3. Stevie Wonder: I just called to say i love you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bGOgY1CmiU
4. Bob Marley: Bob Marley: Is this love
5. Bob Marley: No woman no cry: Bob Marley: No woman no cry
Songs about community service
1. Mariam Makeba: Africa is where my heart lies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXIj_0AxUaA
2. Mariam Makeba with Hugh Masakela: Soweto blues Mariam Makeba with Hugh Masakela, Soweto blues
3. Sarafina: Freedom is coming.
4. Bob Marley: One love Bob Marley , one love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g
5.Bob Marley: Get up stand up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g
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