Good and Evil -- two sides of the same coin?
Just finished reading the Shiva Trilogy by Manish - a publishing sensation in India over the last 3 years. Another highly recommended read. Perhaps a tad difficult for people who are not familiar with hindu names - to follow the different characters. What I found fascinating about the book was how the author interweaves philosophical discussions that are at the heart of hindu mythology and religion into the narrative. In particular the discussions about the nature of good and evil. Can all evil be banished ? And does 'good' itself generate 'evil' as a by-product? We now know that everything considered "progress" has "side-effects" - antibiotics , nuclear-energy, industrialization, dams , automation , fertilizers - you name it . (And to think this was in the Vedas - a few thousand years BC!) Continuing in the same vein(ie there is never a "pure good" without "evil" by-products) - one has to wonder if the following t