On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:07 PM, ss<[email protected]> wrote: > > But, whether you like it or not, the Indian (Hindu?) thrust has always been > towards emancipation and release of the individual. It is always about > keeping oneself pure, keeping oneself safe, keeping oneself above all bad > things. It is very much a set of guidelines to look after yourself in person, > with very little to tell you what to do about your neighbor other than shun > him if he does things that may sully your personal purity. >
Your reasoning for purity / public defecation etc. hold true for very many cultures where there is high contention for a few resources. If you put 10 people on a desert island, and leave them with few resources they will be exhibiting such behavior rather soon. I doubt whether there is anything 'hindu' in it.
