What do you think about the tension in Hinduism between these two "worlds"—upholding the social world through adherence to dharma and abandoning this social world for spiritual liberation through moksha? ("Moksha and the Upanishads")
David R. Kinsley observes the following about the Mahabharata and the Ramayana: "Both epics concern themselves with royal rivalries, perhaps reflecting political turmoil during this period, and reflect, in their rambling ways, a tension between a religion aimed at supporting and upholding the world order and one aimed at isolating a person from society in order to achieve individual liberation" (Kinsley, 14) in his book, "A Cultural Perspective". What do you think about the tension in Hinduism between these two "worlds"—upholding the social world through adherence to dharma and abandoning this social world for spiritual liberation through moksha? ("Moksha and the Upanishads")
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