How do you define a lie?
If, what I believe to be the truth, is different from, what I intend to convey, it is a lie. Period.
I do not need to move my lips – in order to convey something.
With all due respect to Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, maybe he should have just let the elephant (Ashwathama) be…
Yours in samvit,
Vivek Shroff (vivekshroff@mac.com)
Hari Om.