TRUTH, SOUL AND MUNDANE WORLD Arjun asked Lord Krishna, ‘O man sublime! What is Brahma or truth? What is spirit? What is Karma? What is mortal? What is deity supreme? And O Madhusudan! What is yajna supreme? And how is it in this body? Please reveal these mysteries to me.’ Krishna answered, ‘O Dhananjaya! What […]
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THE PRACTICAL DIVINE KNOWLEDGE Arjun asked, ‘O Madhav! I have considered you as my friend and mentor. But I have still doubts about accepting what you have claimed. How I can accept you as God almighty and put my faith in you? I want you to reveal it to me?’ Krishna replied with a smile,
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FRIEND AND FOE Krishna said to Arjun, ‘Dhananjaya! One who performed his karma in unattached state of mind he is the real ascetic and true yogi. One who wishes to practise yoga, he must do selfless acts because this is real freedom from desires and the path to spiritual liberation. Thus, true yogi is one
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ARJUN’S CONFUSION Sanjay spoke to Dhritrashtra, “King! Krishna has again created confusion in the mind of Arjun by telling him in the same breath to do ‘karma without attachment’ and emphasizing on ‘importance of knowledge or wisdom’.” “Does he still stand confused?” Dhritrashtra asked in surprise. “I think he is scared of Kaurava forces.” “No,
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DIVINE KNOWLEDGE TO ARJUN Arjun was amazed at the Karma-Yoga revelations. It was a new knowledge for him. So, Krishna further clarified his sermon saying, ‘O Parth! This yoga knowledge is very ancient. I had imparted this knowledge to sun-god Surya first of all. Surya passed it on to original human, Manu who advanced it
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OVERENTHUSED DHRITRASHTRA The sermon of Krishna has put Arjun in dilemma. The state of the mind of Arjun made Krishna smile inwardly. He has queried from Arjun what was he mulling over’.” “What does Arjun reply?” Dhritrashtra asked from Sanjay. “King, Arjun is still confused and totally baffled. His mind is not in the battle,”
KRISHNA ADDRESSES “And then?” Dhritrashtra asked anxiously. “Krishna reasons with Arjun.” “This Krishna…,” Dhritrashtra chewed up the rest of the words. Sanjay spoke, “Krishna has advised Arjun not to fall to infatuations at such an hour. Because it was not befitting of noble characters, no paradise earner or glory garner. He asked Arjun not to
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