[6] : The Four Noble truths of Kshatra Dharma

Picture: Baba Ramdevji Tanwar of Pokharan (Jaisalmer)

Truth 1. As long as human beings remain on earth, there will be conflicts among them. Conflict is a universal condition of mankind. Conflicts endanger the survival of individuals. So individuals come together in groups to ensure survival and reproduction. 

Truth 2. Community is the vehicle that ensures survival. Community therefore needs to be protected for the survival of its members depending on the community. If the community is a vehicle then the cooperation among its members is the oil that keeps it going. When it runs out of that, it begins to decline. 

Truth 3. Every community has two modes of life. Eros and Thanatos. Eros is the upward movement towards progress, power, ambition, and hegemony. Thanatos is a movement towards regression, decay and eventually death. 

Truth 4. Every community has a destiny. This destiny is shaped by the collective will of its members. Destiny thus is the expression of the will of the community. The presence of the authentic will takes it on the path of eros. And presence of the inauthentic will takes it towards death.