Wisdom from India - Lecture 1: Karma
LECTURE 1 -- Karma and Reincarnation: Foundations for Ethics and Personal Significance While much of secular philosophy tells us we can't know if we live in a moral universe, karma and reincarnation tell us the universe is a perfect system of cause and effect...whatever you did in your past life will catch up to you in the next life. But what about free will? Are we really just cogs in a cosmic machine? How does the Judeo-Christian worldview address the problem of ethical behavior and personal dignity?
- Item number: 501471D
- Media type: DVD
- Running Time: 72 min
- Region: All
- Production Year: 2010
- Producer: BOM International, Carolyn Rafferty
Description
LECTURE 1 -- Karma and Reincarnation: Foundations for Ethics and Personal Significance
While much of secular philosophy tells us we can't know if we live in a moral universe, karma and reincarnation tell us the universe is a perfect system of cause and effect...whatever you did in your past life will catch up to you in the next life. But what about free will? Are we really just cogs in a cosmic machine? How does the Judeo-Christian worldview address the problem of ethical behavior and personal dignity?
In this seven-part series of fascinating lectures, renowned scholar Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi explores the philosophy and religious practices that evolved in and around his native India and contrasts them with Judeo-Christian beliefs. Mangalwadi's relaxed and down-to-earth style brings heady philosophical concepts to life for the average person. Mangalwadi uses personal stories to illustrate the often-overlooked implications of our belief systems in the real world. Fullscreen.
Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi was described by Christianity Today as "India's foremost Christian intellectual." Born and educated in India, he has authored and co-authored 13 books and lectured in 30 countries. When his remarkable work with the poor in central India sent him to jail, he was motivated to study how the West became a relatively just, free, and prosperous civilization. These lectures, based on his forthcoming book, present his conclusion that the Bible is the soul of Western civilization. For more information please visit www.VishalMangalwadi.com.