The disrobing of Draupadi, attributed to Nainsukh, c.1765 — Wikimedia Commons

Ethics in the Mahābhārata

Dharma and the difficulty of moral deliberation

Why do bad things happen to good people? What is the best way to respond to sufferings or difficulties in life? How can we maintain faith in a moral standard in the face of the challenges and complexities of everyday life? The challenges of living a morally good life have been grappled with most deeply, most broadly and over the longest period of time in religious…