: How should one lead life according to the Vedas?
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Explanation:
There is a misconception among many Hindus that since Hinduism is not a religion in the strictest sense of the word, but a way of life, everything that we do in our lives is acceptable to the religion. This is a simplistic attitude with serious consequences for the future of Hinduism and the values it represents.
Hinduism does indicate that human beings are completely responsible for their actions and the paths they chose to lead their lives. It gives them complete freedom to follow their inherent nature and explore their inner world to arrive at the absolute Truth about themselves and their existence. However, this does not mean that it advocates permissiveness or an incorrect way of living. It cautions its adherents to be wary of the illusory nature of our existence and the evils that are hidden in it and suggests several ways and means to deal with it.
The scriptures make it amply clear that whoever indulges in wrong actions has to suffer from the consequences of such actions. The epics and the stories from the Puranas convincingly illustrate this fact. They depict how the asuras or demons, who live their lives wrongly and egoistically and indulge in incorrect actions, suffer from divine retribution as well as from the consequences of their evil actions. Repeatedly, they emphasize in many words, through aphorisms, stories and verses, how wrong actions would lead sinful people towards the darkest hells and their moral and spiritual downfall.
Therefore, the religious freedom Hinduism offers should not be misconstrued as religious permissiveness. A person who willfully chooses to follow a wrong way of life has to suffer from the consequences of his actions. Religious freedom means living one's life with a great sense of responsibility, not irresponsibility. The responsibility primarily and essentially is towards maintaining and following one's basic Dharma (meaning duty). Your duty comes with your position, status, knowledge, fate and relationships. You have to perform those duties that are obligatory to your position and status in life with sincerity and selflessness. You can only avoid it at a great spiritual cost to you. This is the message which you will find in every major Hindu scripture, including the Bhagavadgita
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the Vedas teach us to develop our body,mind and soul inequal measure and we should not regard any of these three as unimportant