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	Podcast:		Ask Me About Truth
	Episode:		The Relativity of Morals
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:13:05
	Publish Date:		2012-04-16 19:00:00
	Description:		Moral value is not relative, Swami Kriyananda explains, and uses examples to illustrate why this is so: because our moral choices effect who we are and who we become. He also explores situations when moral choices may not be so straightforward. Questions include: Throughout the 20h century, truth was considered to be relative. My truth is different from your truth. Does that approach make sense? If we were to devise a moral code, what would be a good starting place: the yamas and niyamas of the yogic teachings, the 10 Commandments...? Are there limits to how much you should honor your father or mother? Even in the 10 Commandments, there must be some relativity there — for example, "Thou shalt not kill" is one of the commandments, but what if you need to do so to defend your country or an innocent person?
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