When we were attending a lecture on behavioral skills needed for the organization, one of the participants asked the facilitator-"What ever you are teaching us is commonsense. Why would any one do otherwise?". Facilitator replied - "If that was true we would not have any one who smokes cigarette, knowing the fact that it causes cancer. " Very much true indeed!!
Extending that analogy in broader terms, people know in general that wrong deeds have an impact but still indulge in them. Here are few reasons I can think of for this trend
Temptation: People fail to resist temptation as typically Nishidda karma (unwarranted/barred deeds) have so much tempting to get away.
Group Behavior: Some bad deeds are performed by person who is innately good natured when he is in a group. This is usually because of mob/sheep mentality. Even though he knows at heart that the act is wrong, he either too timid to complain or too reckless to stop. Ragging in college is one example to this genre.
Delayed Impact: Some acts beget impact albeit late. So person involved either ignores the impact or less worried as its not immediate.
Impact Not Clear: With certain acts the impact is not clearly seen. Person thinks he/she can get away with it. A case of powerful person torturing a poor fellow is an example.
No one is watching: Similar to above scenario, where there is no chance of getting caught in the act. That's why wise people say ' a good person is judged by what he does when no one is watching'
Ignorance: Some people act by receiving instructions from their bosses with out understanding what they are tasked with.
Fit of Anger: Behind most crimes, anger is one commonality found. Bhagavadgita says - Desire (not fulfilled) leads to anger, anger leads to mental imbalance and mental imbalance leads to destruction.
Extending that analogy in broader terms, people know in general that wrong deeds have an impact but still indulge in them. Here are few reasons I can think of for this trend
Temptation: People fail to resist temptation as typically Nishidda karma (unwarranted/barred deeds) have so much tempting to get away.
Group Behavior: Some bad deeds are performed by person who is innately good natured when he is in a group. This is usually because of mob/sheep mentality. Even though he knows at heart that the act is wrong, he either too timid to complain or too reckless to stop. Ragging in college is one example to this genre.
Delayed Impact: Some acts beget impact albeit late. So person involved either ignores the impact or less worried as its not immediate.
Impact Not Clear: With certain acts the impact is not clearly seen. Person thinks he/she can get away with it. A case of powerful person torturing a poor fellow is an example.
No one is watching: Similar to above scenario, where there is no chance of getting caught in the act. That's why wise people say ' a good person is judged by what he does when no one is watching'
Ignorance: Some people act by receiving instructions from their bosses with out understanding what they are tasked with.
Fit of Anger: Behind most crimes, anger is one commonality found. Bhagavadgita says - Desire (not fulfilled) leads to anger, anger leads to mental imbalance and mental imbalance leads to destruction.
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