The Law

Recently in one of the states of India a group of people attacked young women and men in a pub. They identified themselves as the army of the Lord Rama (Ramasena). Their intent was to preserve the culture of which they have no understanding.

Rama was known as the Maryaada Purushottam which means the ultimate in Morality or highest in Shila. And his so called followers proudly violated the essence of Rama's teachings by attacking the women and their modesty!! Naturally, there are protests and defenses and justifications for their actions and inaction by politicians and so on and as usual law has it's own pace and process... to book and deliver justice.

Mind wonders...

If an individual attacks another individual and more so a woman, the law is quick to act and punish the individual but when a group of people commit atrocities under the name of some God or Historical person, the process of the same law slows down and justice is further delayed causing considerable doubts about the legal system amongst the law abiding people and anguish to the victims. As a result, the ego of the guilty also reinforces with the undue publicity. A rather alarming state for both the guilty and the society.

Without meaning any disrespect to the legal system of the land....

Why justice is ineffective to nip the crime bud and has to wait until the bitter fruits are delivered?

Why is law, invariably reactive and not proactive?

Why is jurisprudence still not imbibed in the Human psyche?

Is it because it has no or limited jurisdiction in the area where the Crime is committed... The Mind.

If we know and accepts that all actions whether moral or immoral, are committed in the Mind first before manifesting on the physical level. Then is it proper for us to depend on the external remedy for our internal malady?

Is it because for an unhealthy tree we tend to treat leaves and branches instead of roots?

If the answer is Yes, then is there a way to reach and treat the roots?

The MIND?