Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c5.s2.t6.32

c5.s2.t6.32

Gombrich (1989, 58) refers to the "doubt about choosing rightly" that accompanies the freedom to choose. An excellent example of the trauma created by doubts regarding what is right (*dharma*) is found in the famous *Bhagavad Gītā* where Arjuna is torn between his duty as a warrior to fight and the awful prospect of killing his own kinsmen. Renunciatory ideals such as not injuring any living creature and the assertion of the individual as the ultimate moral agent were no doubt at the root of such moral dilemmas that underlie the inner conflict of tradition.