If we are unable to get the necessary guidance to clear our doubt either from the Sruthi or from the Smritis, we are asked to be guided by the conduct of those who know and follow the Smritis. When this guidance is also not available, we are asked to model our conduct on the action of good people who have conquered desires and ego and are pure in heart. When even this source of guidance fails, we have to abide by the dictates of our conscience. According to our shastras, the appeal to conscience must come as the last resort, when all the other guidance, like Sruti, Smriti etc. are not available (which happens only in the rarest of rare cases)
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:54:30 +0000
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