| It is
well-known that Indian thought has admitted a large amount of free thinking, but except
the school of Charvakas which never had a large following in our country, all other
schools of Indian thought have never doubted the truth and utility of the doctrine of
Karma and Re-incarnation. In fact, we do not find any discussion of the view for and
against the doctrine in any books of our sacred literature as we find in regard to every
other matter. All our thinkers have taken it for
granted that the doctrine has been well established from time immemorial in our country.
In fact, it has become part and parcel of the consciousness of the Indian race. Even the dissident religions like Buddhism and Jainism did not throw any
doubt on the doctrine and proceeded to discuss the principles of their religion on the
assumption, of its truth. |
