Lessons From Mahabharata and Ramayana

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Lessons from Mahabharata and

Ramayana
I have often felt that our epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata have great lessons to teach us.
Here are some life lessons that I have learnt from them.
Thursday, 31 Decem ber 2015 About Me
RESPONSE AND BELIEF

Actions and consequences are in a constant flow. There is no action which has no consequences.
But yet people are acting boldly, blindly, and badly without thinking of the consequences believing
at times that action in itself is the perfection. Educationalist
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Wednesday, 25 Novem ber 2015
LOYALTY AND RESOURCES

After kidnapping mother Sita, Ravana often came and tried to tempt mother Sita to become his
wife. He terrorised her by saying that he would cut her to pieces. Ravana also tried to coax mother
Sita by telling her that her youth was passing away and that it was pointless wasting it without
enjoying her youth. He also said that there was no chance for Rama to ever figure out where
mother Sita was. He said that even if Rama found out where Sita was hidden it would be
impossible for him to break the security of Lanka.
On hearing this Sita was not overcome by hopelessness. She also did not take the bait of all the
resources which Ravana was offering . She spoke with great confidence about the futility of
Ravana's attempt to have her as his wife.
She said, " take away your mind from me and be happy with those who consider you their soul
mates. Being disloyal and getting obsessed by other women, will ruin you .I think there is no one
residing in this land who has great values, if they live here you do not listen to them. When people
like you are finished by death every one experiences satisfaction. If you want to save yourself be a
friend Sri Rama and take His shelter. If you do not do as I advise, then it may be impossible for
Indra's weapon to fail,and for the time factor to be indifferent and Sri Rama will not spare you.
How can one dog face the fierce tiger in the form of Sri Rama and Laxman. Where ever you try to
hide you will be shot by the angry arrows of Sri Rama and you are already getting killed by the
power of time."
Mother Sita was always convinced about the course of action in her difficult times. Her conviction
came from her confidence in Sri Rama and her personal values. When some one is full of courage,
culture and confidence in one's master then no force in the world can alter and change one's
resolve. It is easy to be confident about protection by others as long as one experiences the
protection. But if protection is missing then is it that one will switch over to wherever resources are
available and do away with the culture of loyalty?
It is a possibility that this could happen, but Sita's conviction was two fold and hence it was
complete and strong, like the wheel of Sudarshana which no one could penetrate. She was loyal to
her values, the value of her great upbringing, there was no chance of her compromising. She would
lay down her life if her confidence was not reciprocated by Sri Rama but she would never
compromise her values.
Mother Sita taught the following lessons: 1. Look for the right people to seek shelter
2. Live life on certain values which need never be compromised.
Let us reflect as to why are we faithful to some one?
Is it only for convenience or is there conviction in the value of dharma?
Mother Sita's resource was Sri Rama Himself and her greater resources were her dharma of
complete loyalty to Sri Rams in all condition. Her resources and her relationship were one and the
same, Her convenience and her value were non different and certainly her protection and her
conviction were fortunately all directed in Sri Rama. Hence it has become inseparable mantra for
all the lovers of Sti Rama. "Jai Sita Rama."
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Monday, 23 Novem ber 2015
THE BEAUTY OF LIMITATION
Limitation and beauty? Strange pair?
However when we reflect upon the two it makes life meaningful and beautiful.
Nature has awarded us with limitations. If we touch something which is hotter than our limitation
can handle it burns us.
If we come in contact with some thing colder then too our body retracts.
Any senses when they interact with an object, if the object has greater capacity than the limited
senses then the senses are jolted as if they are being electrocuted.
Either we are thrown away or dragged irresistibly towards the object. Like a wave in the ocean
drags an object or throws it out of the ocean.
Information or some theory which is beyond our intelligence confuses us.
This limitation gives us the experience of humility but not inaction.The difference between humility
and inaction is that, the former is wisdom and the latter is ignorance caused by the wrong premise
of, " what can we do? we are insignificant."
Limitation when saturated with contentment, gives rise to the utilisation of our full potential .The
flip side of contentment is laziness or inaction, caused by the wrong translation of the reality of
limitation.
Therefore inner fulfillment and external action to the limit of our potential gives rise to complete
composure, which is nothing but self reliance.
The great Monkeys during the search of mother Sita, when faced with the mighty ocean whilst
crossing over to the other side were humbled.
Every one talked about the monkeys limitations --that the ocean was beyond their limited power.
Such churning and analysis of their limited capacity and the ocean's power brought many
emotions -sadness, helplessness, betrayal, a feeling of non fulfillment but not hopelessness. While
churning emotions and discussing how to get there, Jambhavana realised that Hanumana had the
capacity to go beyond the power of the ocean. Jambhavana approached Hanumana and made him
aware of his power which was beyond the limit of the oceans, so that Hanumana could cross the
ocean very easily.
It is pertinent to understand that we always face two realities, one that some things are beyond us
and second that in some things we have greater capacity than the object we are trying to approach.
This understanding gives rise to facing reality with practicality which Jambhavana did for
Hanumana.
Hence it is not about whether we are good or bad but it is about what our limitation is in regards to
what we are trying to approach which makes us humble and fulfilled. In other words the limitless
fire when limited in a burner has the facility to help make wonderful dishes, and who makes it
happen ?
Our limited capacity.
Does it makes sense?
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Saturday, 21 Novem ber 2015
GOD---SUBSTANCE OR SHADOW?
The sectarian concept of god is prevalent everywhere by propaganda but the substance of God is in
everything and it is for every one.
The sectarian concept of god requires history and on other hand the substance and experience of
God goes beyond history.
Even when Param Brahman descends as an Avatara, people get stuck by what He does rather than
the purpose behind what He does.
The historians question the action but the substance seeker experiences the purpose. Hence they see
no duality between the action of an Avatara and his purpose.
Sri Krishna and Sri Rama, when they appeared defined the character, qualities and the cause of
coming together with the consequences of their descent.
The historians see facts, the poets see the flow and the intellectuals see the flaw, but the substance
seekers are floored by experiencing the substance of God.
God's Avatara is not for creating history rather it is to sensitize the human being of his
overwhelming presence within and without.
The great teachers of dharmik traditions have summoned us to experience God by personally
developing a relationship with Him.
Some one else's experience is a theory for others, hence we need to experience God.
Dharmik traditions say there are different kinds of proof for God's existence,
direct perception, hypothesis and the sabda or sruti. The highest is the sakshatkara or direct
experience of God by inner science of Sadhana and grace of the very substance who we want to
experience.
Therefore the Sri Krishna and Sri Rama appear to give us their essence which is beyond history.
Their appearance is not to prove their existence but to facilitate our experience.
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Monday, 16 Novem ber 2015
TRAINED INDEPENDENCE AND UNTRAINED

INDEPENDENCE
Training is considered as a process through which any person of any background can be made to
act or feel or believe in a particular fashion.
For eg:- being a black smith is a skill in which anyone can be trained .Similarly one can be trained
to be an altar- boy. One can be trained to believe a particular concept or any religious concept. But
the critics say that this kind of training could create dogmatic people like robots.
In the traditional system of schooling students were trained to be disciplined so that as they grow,
they become independently thoughtful.
Training is nothing but conditioning but how do we judge which training is good? Good or bad
depends upon the consequences it brings. Consequences from a personal point of view and from a
society point of view.
Getting trained to be coherent in life, may be tough but the result of such training is that such a
person does not depend on others for his growth .
Sri Krishna was trained by Sandipani muni in different aspects of life . Sandipani muni had to part
with his student even though he would have preferred to keep Sri Krishna with him forever.
Trained students become truly independent, mentally, physically and intellectually but they
maintain gratitude towards their teacher in their hearts forever and this makes them dependent on
their teacher.
Modernity creates conditions where a person is trained to be untrained with respect to health, food,
relationships and self confidence.
Such a life style creates a great burden on the society and on the family.
Ravana created such a civilisation where he had complete control over his citizens. The citizens
never objected to Ravana doing anything .This was against normal and humanistic life. The
consequences of this was a colossal amount of damage; millions of families lost their life in the war
of Lanka between Sri Rama and Ravana.
Reckless civilisations will perish due to negligence of dharma. Hence to be trained in becoming free
of dependence on wrong things is the dharma of every person
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Saturday, 14 Novem ber 2015
HERO AND LEADER

In Both the great work of Valmiki and Vyasadeva, they define the concept of leadership. In the
first place the Sanskrita terminology for leadership is completely different in regards what is stands
for.
The Hindi word 'neta' comes from word 'Netratva' it means Netra means eyes tva is suffix in
Sanskrita it denotes of possessing, holding. Hence it is having a vision, that is a leader.
'Adhyaksya' is another word for leader which denotes one whose vision is from above or before
others.
'Karnadhara' means one who has ears, meaning he hears.
Leadership is not defined as doer but visionary and listener, of course that does not mean he does
not work, but he thinks I am not the doer, I am simply facilitator. Unfortunately in the modern
world, leader is made into or expected of doing most impossible things, and time some such leader
do promise to their irresponsible voters of doing something which is not do-able. This leads to voters
being disappointed with their leader too fast. The leaders also thing they are the one who move
everything every where. But this is greatest tragedy for the leader and the subjects.
Sri Krishna in Mahabharata was mover certainly but never the broker of tradition of decentralized
leadership. When Jarasandha was removed, Sri Krishna did not impose His or Pandavas leadership
on them rather local leader was placed. The son of Jarasandha was placed with giving some lesson
in taking care of his people. This was Sri Krishna's policy.
Y udhsthira was made emperor but not the ruler of every state. Every state had its own leader who
was inspiring his place and the people were inspired by their local leader.
Sri Rama after killing Vali placed Sugriva on the throne, because Sugriva was local and good
person hence he was naturally respected. In one sense the Sugriva's citizen had no influence of
Ayodhya, but we're grateful to Ayodhya for giving Sugriva. Rama certainly facilitated but never
ruled them.
Vibhishana was made King at death of Ravana, not because he was the Y es man of Sri Rama but
he was natural next leader of Lanka who was affectionate his people and his people accepted if so.
Great Chanakya speaks the same concept in his Artha sastra leader is not the one who inspires,
controls, and becomes leader in every kingdom, rather the local leaders are facilitated and the
national leader only facilitates and makes him grow better in his area.
Our modern leaders do seldom follow this path, they think they can be famous and influencer
everywhere, but this becomes counter productive and negative. Instead becoming leader they
become arrogant even if they are good and hard working.
The lessons are taught by our great incarnations how to be leaders; hear, see, facilitate and make
more leaders in many areas rather simply becoming a synthetic hero like in the Bollywood movies,
who do most impossible task and the un enlightened people believe? How farce! Worst the
leader(hero) to believes, I am the great and no one like me.
Choose people who have the inspiration Sri Rama and Sri Krishna , shun and fear the Bollywood
type heroes and their fans.
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Thursday, 12 Novem ber 2015
VYASA'S INDICATION
An interesting aspect of life is getting signals about future consequences. It is not distinctly
expressed but abstractly indicated and at the same time a suspense is experienced by the person
actively pursuing his journey.
In Mahabharata the indicator 's role is played by Srila Vyasadeva. More than Sri Krishna, Vyasa
plays this role. Sri Krishna played the role of a human being and hence he did not give indicative
signals of future events.
On the other hand Srila Vyasadeva gave indications from time to time to the stake holders to be
alert and to play their roles more sensitively. He also indicated that if they failed then they would
experience the indicated consequences.
One such indication was in the instance of the misbehaviour of Duryodhana . At the time his birth
Vyasadev gave an indication to Dhrithrasthra. Unfortunately Dhrithrasthra did not care about this
indication and instead desired to carve out something which was almost impossible. He desired that
his son Duryodhana become the king of Hastinapura . Duryodhana and his brothers died trying to
fulfill this desire and Dhrithrasthra lived to experience the death of his sons.
When Srila Vyasadeva was ordered by his mother Satyavati to procreate with her daughter in law,
Vyasa gave her an indication of the consequences of such activities. He told her to wait for some
time and let the daughter in law get more purified but Satyavati insisted and the consequences
followed .
Vyasadeva has indicated many times that if people follow dharma they will be happy. If they fail
to follow dharma disastrous consequences will follow.
Therefore it is pertinent to be sensitive to our surroundings so that we hear and experience the
indication and save ourselves from the pain of consequences
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Tuesday, 10 Novem ber 2015
DIWALI THE DOUBLE MEANING

Culturally and historically Diwali is the welcome celebration Sri Ramas return to Ayodhya. The
land of Dharma is celebrating this festival from time and immemorial. Lately the celebrations are
becoming more and more pompous with lots of merry and mirth. But unfortunately the purpose of
celebration is becoming less known and is hardly discussed while celebrating the festival.
When celebration loses its purpose, then the celebration becomes cause of another diwali.
What is the second of diwali? In Maharasthra, this word is also used for some one who becomes
bankrupt. When one becomes bankrupt of their consciousness and culture, it is disastrous. Diwali
without Sri Ramas culture creates another diwali. The Diwali of cultural and spiritual bankruptcy
with lot of noise and pollution.
When Sri Rama arrived in Ayodhya, the citizens of Ayodhya were celebrating his return with a
heart which was lit up with unlimited love and affection. The lamps were a symbol of their patience
being rewarded. It was the exhibition of their feeling of never forgetting their leader. Bharata was
ruling the Kingdom as well as Sri Rama and Bharata gave them affection and efficiency. Y et the
citizens never forgot Rama.
Bharata too was waiting eagerly with his citizens for the return of Sri Rama. It is human tendency
to forget the past when someone is taking good care of you in the present , but the Ayodhyavasis
although content with the affection and efficiency of Bharata were eagerly waiting for Sri Rama as
he was their life and breath.
Living mechanically and living with feelings and devotional sentiments are two different things,
Ayodhyavasis practised discipline in all spheres of life except their heart. With the return of Sri
Rama they had heart discipline and their very life.
Similarly Diwali without heart is diwali of the second kind, diwali with a heart and feelings is the
diwali of the first kind. In the second type of Diwali there is poverty of consciousness and the first
one is full of prosperity of culture.
Are we welcoming Sri Rama, and Sita as the ever green and fresh couple who are asking us to
welcome in the consciousness of our heart and experience the real deepavali?
The choice is ours.
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Sunday, 8 Novem ber 2015
DUNG IN THE BRAIN

Some so called "educated people" make statements like "I ate beef come and kill me." They make
these statements as if the statements were intellectual logical and economically beneficial to
society.
The Ramayana speaks about the demon Ravana, who was a criminal of the highest order.
However even Ravana in the Y uddha Kanda has explained the power of cows, saying that cows
were a sign of prosperity.
Duryodhana too had a clear understanding about godhana meaning the wealth in cows.
Use of cow dung on land instead of fertilisers makes land fertile and brings more production than
using all kinds of fertilisers which are eventually dangerous to health.
Even simple people living in the jungles or for that matter even tribal people never eat the cow for
they know that the sustainability of cows is important .
Why do the idiotic people not study cows before making comments whilst eating flesh and
drinking alcoholic spirit? It's simply arrogance of the highest order that while eating beef
statements which are neither logical nor sensitive are being made.
Statistics proves that cow dung and cow urine have a great potential to give large amount of
production for a sustainable time. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides that are being used instead of
cow dung have caused destruction of land, soil and the health of farmers.
It would be better if these people used some cow dung and urine to clean their system. Then
humility and sensitivity would prevail .
Sri Krishna's love for cows and Vraj is not an isolated personal affection. It has deep philosophical
and practical value. Vrindavana represents prosperity of devotion and economical growth.
Those who are honest to the core will speak and think with deep observation and will refuse to say "
I ate beef come and kill me." In fact they will say there is something special about the cow.
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Friday, 6 Novem ber 2015
KNOWING, UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCING

If these three things are interconnected then it leads to growth of the highest order. But if there is a
clash amongst the three then an obstacle to growth is created .
Some people know but may not understand then knowledge simply remains a piece of information,
some may understand but may not experience, then it remains an analysis without feeling, and
some others experience but do not understand giving rise to feeling but not meaning.
People following the sanatana dharma largely fell in the category of experiencing but not knowing
and understanding . Hence when the missionary indologists wrote and published translations of our
holy scriptures in English language with slanderous meanings the subordinate Indians took it as a
revelation.
One can easily observe that those who have become British in taste and are the so called refined
prople are bereft of proper understanding of their own culture.
When Dharmic people create coherency at all three level of realities it gives them the legacy of
sustainability.
The Pandavas were fortunate to know the power of Sri Krishna. They understood from the great
sages the capacity of Sri krishna and in the kurukshetra war they were fortunate to experience the
power of Sri krishna. Hence their growth was sustainable.
On the other hand people like Karna and others had continuous conflict between knowing acting
and feeling .They took many wrong decisions leading to their death.
Does it make sense?
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Friday, 23 October 2015
MEANING OR FEELING?
When some one behaves in a particular way, we try to look for meaning in their behavior. But
people expect feeling in other words empathy from us.
Even when we read scriptures we look for technicalities in judging others lives however we could
look for empathy, sensitivity and magnanimity in scriptures with reference to our wrong behavior.
Scripture plays the role of giving meaning and feeling. Simply looking for meaning gives us dry
scholarship and simply feeling gives us sentiments, but when we have the ability to understand
when to see meaning in scriptures and when to find feeling in the scriptures then we get the
wisdom to deal with people and ourselves appropriately.
Sri Krishna heard of Y udhsthira being offensive to Arjuna in regards to Arjuna not fulfilling his vow
of killing Karna. Arjuna had come looking forY udhishthira enquiring about his welfare when
Y udhishthira was hurt in the battle and had returned back to the camp. Y udhsthira thought
Arjuna had come to give the good news of his having killed Karna. When Y udhsthira realized
Arjuna had not killed Karna, Y udhsthira insulted Arjuna. Arjuna was angry and was about to
attack Y udhisthira.
Sri Krishna stopped Arjuna, asking him if he knew the reason of why his elder brother spoke that
way. Sri Krishna told Arjuna, "in one sense you heard what he said, but you should have felt why
he said what he said." In other words Sri Krishna told Arjuna that the feeling is more important
than the meaning. Sri Krishna with great feeling communicated to Arjuna the feelings of
Y udhisthira's difficulties.
Arjuna understood and eventually with the blessings of his brother accomplished the difficult task
of killing Karna.
Looking for meaning is important but what about feeling? It is the difference between knowing
and understanding or having a right map and reaching the actual destination or seeing gulab
jamoon and eating jamoon.
Why not harmonize knowing and feeling, acting and living, conveying and communicating
teaching and learning. Does it make sense?
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HANUMANA APPROVES
After a long struggle Hanumana eventually came to the place where Sita was kept as hostage by
the demon Ravana.
As Hanumana saw mother Sita, he spoke to himself, " the golden hued Sita is certainly the dear
queen of Sri Rama. Even though she is not in the sight of Sri Rama she has not separated from his
heart. This is the same Sita for whose sake he is constantly tormented because of
compassion,magnanimity,lamentation and love."
His heart was overwhelmed and he said while reflecting about Sri Rama's thinking, one woman
has taken our shelter hence there is a feeling of helping her, a feeling of lamentation because she is
separated from me .She is dear to me and I am feeling great separation. sustaining my life only
because of the immense love for one another ." Hanuman reflecting on this transformed himself to
Sri Rama in his mind and he congratulated Sri Rama for chosing mother Sita as His wife.
Hanumana was celibate but not insensitive in his understanding of the needs of others .He was
sensitive and appreciative of what a householder could go through in separation of his wife. The
great renunciate approved their marriage and considered Sri Rama very fortunate.
Hanumana taught us the power of handling a contradictory lifestyle with great empathy.
Hanumana could have been indifferent to a house holders life since he was celibate, but he had a
view that was integral and hence he lovingly decided to unite Sri Rama and Sita . He dived into
action mode and his goal became Jai Sita Rama.
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RESOURCES OR RELATIONSHIP ?
When we are faced with a choice between relationship and resources, it is a difficult choice to
make. The mean people also exhibit their affection to near and dear ones what to speak of ordinary
people. It would be easier to have both or at least having relations and resources in a satisfying
quantity.
Before the battle of Kurukshetra Arjuna, had to make the difficult choice between Sri Krishna and
Sri Krishna's army.
Sri Krishna asked, " you want me, who will neither fight nor throw missiles or you want my army,
which is large in number and every soldier is as powerful as me?"
Sri Krishna was asking Arjuna to make a choice between resources and relationships. Choice
between priceless values and convenience.
From a practical perspective,Arjuna had come to krishna for collecting resources and conveniences,
so that his army could out number the Kaurava army.
Arjuna without even the slightest hesitation asked for relationship over resources and values over
convenience. It was an emotional decision but was it a good strategy?
Affection is one thing but fighting with insufficient resources was a reality for Arjuna, then why
was he unrealistic? Duryodhana was convinced that the Pandavas had ruined their prospects of
victory.
Arjuna told Sri krishna in response to the question of why Arjuna chose Sri Krishna, he said that he
needed Sri Krishna alone, even if it meant facing challenges. Arjuna's understanding was,
wherever there is Sri Krishna that itself is victory, and everything else is a detail. Arjuna knew that
he himself was very resourceful, but he needed the guidance and grace which was available only
he himself was very resourceful, but he needed the guidance and grace which was available only
with Sri Krishna.
In our life we will not be challenged with such conflicting situations. We may face the challenge of
wanting more resources vs a relationship.
Unfortunately people chose to cut all relationships because they are inconvenienced and they
choose some resources at the price of completely severing a relationship.
Is it possible to balance?
If one does that then he becomes satisfied like Arjuna, who was enterprising in acquiring resources
but not stupid to give up his relationship.
He was practical and prayerful. Duryodhana on the other hand was down right stupid and
senseless. He lost Sri Krishna his resources and his life.
Reflect about this and work on your labour which is your responsibility and balance between Sri
Krishna's love and your leadership
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Friday, 2 October 2015
HRISHIKESH AND GUDHAKESHA

Sri Krishna is also called Hrishikesh for he directs the senses from getting diverted or withdrawn
from action. Gudakesha is another name for Arjuna, which means one who controls senses
including sleep or one who has conquered ignorance.
Controlling senses as an inspired act is good but not using them for positive engagement is an abuse
of the society.
The abuse may be active or passive . Arjuna not wanting to retaliate or give justice to the wrong
doers and genuinely wanting to forgive and retract from engagement in the world was noble, but
when Arjuna decided to live on begging it seemed like a crime. It almost felt as if he were attacking
some one for no cause other than abuse of the person.
Arjuna's senses were getting distracted and were not focused on his duty, hence Sri Hrishikesh, the
director of the senses had to direct Arjuna's senses by inspiring him through the song of
compassion, the Bhagavad-Gita.
It was a long dialogue between a person who was distracted for good reason and the person who
directs the senses in the right direction. The conversation between Hrishikesha and Gudakesha is
an immortal one.
Whether one is a Gudakesha like Arjuna withdrawing senses for a noble reason or one who is full
of ignorance and passion, engaging his senses in a brutal way, both need the direction of the
director of the senses.
Sri Krishna is available through his immortal words to direct our senses. This alliance of
Gudakesha and Hrishikesha is guaranteed to give us contentment and fulfillment.
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Sunday, 27 Septem ber 2015
CHAOS TO COHERENCY
The cosmos has the inherent qualities of diversity and duality. Diversity and duality exist with as
much surety as the surety of water quenching thirst.
Diversity is in every aspect of existence, and duality is in everything that we experience. But the
strange and stubborn human mind with its brain tries to create uniformity by destroying diversity
and tries to create a uniform experience.
An experience of pleasure by eliminating suffering . Humans by their limited technological
advancement try to eliminate suffering but sure enough and fail again and again .This endeavour
is a the privileged characteristic of humans, but it is applied in the wrong direction since ages.
The Mahabharata speaks and presents this reality with great force. It does not impose the same like
a diktat, rather narrates it with history and logic.
The reality of life is to find order in chaos. This is the theme of the Mahabharata .
In other words even if we win there is an inherent disadvantage of some one else suffering. In loss
there is an inherent advantage of learning a lesson of what does not work. In loving relationships
there is the fear of losing them. When we reflect upon this reality we realise that we shall
experience this duality till we have this corporal existence.
Y udhisthira was the epitome of this understanding. Therefore he was reluctant to be intoxicated by
victory or to be miserable in defeat. Position or power did not make him arrogant.Losing all that he
had in an instant did not make him lament. This demenour of his made him the most qualified in
the eyes of Sri Krishna. He was qualified to sit on the throne as the dharma raja.
It's our choice whether to deny this reality or accept it . Reality in terms of duality and diversity
exists anyway
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Sunday, 13 Septem ber 2015
INTENTIONS AND SURROUNDING

Good intentions need favourable surroundings to fructify .This can be proved by a sensitive
observation of the world. No newspaper or news channel can recount this phenomenon.
What makes one do what he or she is reluctant to do is a conflict between sincerity and
surrounding. This clash is the story of the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Duryodhana and Ravana also experienced this clash at least for a few moments, but their
surrounding was insurmountable.
Duryodhana developed intense detachment from the world when he was saved by the Pandavas
from the haughty Gandharvas. He decided to renounce everything and fast till death. He convinced
Dushasana to rule. Karna and Dushasana failed in convincing him other wise. But when the lower
beings came and convinced him about his enemity towards the Pandavas and when they promised
that they would assist him, Duryodhana suddenly changed his attitude and regained his arrogance
and ambition.
Another time Duryodhana agreed to accept Sri Krishna as supremely powerful, but when Sri
Krishna sided the Pandavas Duryodhana excused himself and preferred to die in battle.
Ravana had unlimited power and resources. He had no reason to be lusty. Maricha, his uncle
instructed him not to mess with Sita and Rama, by narrating his personal encounter with Sri
Rama. Ravana like a sensible person went back to Lanka, but his sister Surphanaka, changed
everything for him and for the destiny of Lanka.
For good sense to prevail one has to create a good surrounding either the external or the internal
surrounding . The problem with an external surrounding is that it is always in a flux, hence one
who does not work from an internal surrounding becomes an integral part of the external
surrounding.
Duryodhana and Ravana are extreme examples.They were thinking of something good but their
surrounding was unfriendly. No one is as evil as Duryodhana and Ravana.
Y et we see a constant clash between intentions and surroundings. Depending upon who influences
whom people make decisions. Some become good with good surrounding and some wanting to be
good change into doing what the external world influences them to do .
With developed sensitivity and the recreation of a strong internal surrounding through sadhana,
svadhyaya sadhu-association and selfless service one can be like Vibhishana, Hanumana and
Vidura whose surroundings were unfavourable but they acted upon their good intentions.
We might fail to change the external surrounding but whay about the internal surrounding?
Is it not our choice?
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ABHIMANYU THE CAST

In life we cast something which is not precious or even if it is precious not to the extent where it
takes the life of the person whom we cast. We seldom take such risks, unless we are mentally and
intellectually crazy and fanatical.
Abhimanyu was cast by Y udhdthira in the battle field not because he was a burden in the war field,
rather he was the one who would shape the positive future of Hastinapura. The stakes were high.
It was victory at the cost of life, or life at the cost of the complete routing of the Pandava army,
including the capture of Y udhishthira.
Abhimanyu feeling the tension of the moment, wanted to take the burden of becoming the cause of
relief to the pandavas. The choice was between a conscious present and an unconscious future,
both being opposite of each other .
The eventuality did occur, Abhimanyu was brutally killed, but not before damaging the Kuru army
to an irreparable extent.
Some people in this world are difficult to forget. They are unforgettable because of their nastiness
like Ravana whose name made people cry, and others are unforgettable due to their mind-
blowing achievements. Arjuna belonged to the latter category .He was a person who brought
happiness to the lives of many.
People like Abhimanyu are like hot sugar cane, you can't drink the hot sugar cane and can't even
resist the temptation to taste. Abhimanyu was the person who made people cry with joy pride and
gratitude.
In life for creating lasting impressions in war like situations, we will be forced to have more
Abhimanyus, since Arjuna's of our life will need to fight the battle elsewhere. We can hope that our
Arjuna always be with us, but the battle of life may not allow us that privilege, and we may be
forced to make a decision to be an Abhimanyu or a leader like Y udhisthira-- who is forced to send
his dear and near one in battle knowing clearly the consequences of such a decision.
In Mahabharata Arjuna is the greatest hero, but Abhimanyu is the one who was willing to be put
under the power of fire, so that others could have better resources to continue the battle of life and
be victorious and for the battle to continue
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Tuesday, 18 August 2015
COW AND SENTIMENTS

Sympathizing with the sentiments of people is one thing but is it viable from an economical point
of view?
This is the question raised by those who support the slaughtering of cows.
Those who want cows to be protected say it does not matter whether it is economically viable or
not it is a matter of our tradition,our emotion and our devotion to cows.
They say "an economic calculation is brutal and quote the eg of old mothers, fathers, blind or
handicapped and mentally-ill people saying even they are a burden so why not kill them ? "
The realists say "we already have burden why add one more because of religious sentiments ? Why
not be practical? Affection towards parents, caring of sick and old is secular it has no religious
connotation, but protection of cow is a Hindu sentiment and for others who are non Hindu it is a
delicacy, nutritious and a habit since ages, why should they be forced to not eat beef? It's
unreasonable and communal."
To this the cow lovers who are generally the follower of Sanatana dharma, Jains, Buddhists or
Sikhs say, "this is the land of cow lovers and why should we compromise to the cause of the
minority at the cost of majority?
When the Islamic invaders came even though they never had cow killing practices in the Arab
countries they killed cows to hurt Hindu sentiments When they were uncompromising and
hurtful why should we submit to them?
why not support non violence and ban cow killing for ever? They need to submit to the law of the
land and respect the sentiments of the majority .They also say that the Hindu minority in other
parts of the world never creates or agitates
the law of their land."
Cow supporters also challenge saying

" the question of economics is easily solved if we make the cow and land interdependent."
Unfortunately the western educated mind set does not want to understand the whole story of cows
and its effect on economics. It's an open secret and implementable. To make land prosperous by
cowdung and urine.
Few points to reflect.

The amount of subsidy given for pesticide and chemical fertilisers is colossal.
We are importing fertilisers which are banned in America and Europe.
Why not study why they are banned in Europe and America and why we are still using them?
Land is becoming poisonous and useless because of the poisonous fertilisers and in turn the
immune system of humans and animals is getting destroyed.
Ordinary farmers who were promised huge profits are crying for losing their land and health.
Cow and cow products have a solutions to this .
One can see how the British destroyed the prosperity of the Indians by killing cows everyday. They
killed a minimum of thirty thousand cows so that the land would become barren and they could
advertise their chemical pesticides and control the economics of India by forcing the Indian
farmers to depend on their products.
Why not both parties go beyond sentiments and debate on the history of India for the last three
hundred years? One will notice that cows grazing on land was synonymous to GDP being very
high.
The Mahabharata says;
"The great Laxmi symbolically was given a place to reside in urine and dung of the cow."
Does this ring a bell or are we so stubborn that we cannot hear it?
Mahabharata says that profits need to be dharma centric and dharma needs to be practicable.
The cause of cow protection is challenging our sentiments.
The issue is not that it is good to protect cows rather the fact that only cows can protect us from
perishing due to lack of food and health,.
Why not give mother cow a chance to make India prosperous again?
Are we hearing?
The issue is beyond sentimental but certainly full of sentiments.
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TIME PERSPECTIVE NOT FEELING

The Pandavas were looking for Duryodhana who was resting in the lake. He was exhausted
physically and emotionally after almost losing everything. When the Pandavas found him they
challenged him to come and fight with any one of them. Duryodhana came out and challenged
Bhima to fight with him.
Sri Krishna discussed with Arjuna the strengths and weaknesses of both the opponents. At that
time Balarama appeared. Both the brothers, Krishna and Balaram had different perspectives .
Krishna was seeing from the over all perspective and Balarama was seeing only from the
perspective of a battle between two students. For Balarama it was a test of skills and practice, for
Krishna it was question of establishing dharma as against allowing Duryodhana to snatch away the
kingdom from the Dharmik Pandavas.
Sri Krishna told the Pandavas, Duryodhana has lost everything, hence for him living or dying
makes no difference and he will be deadly in fighting. Secondly, Duryodhana has practiced without
fail for thirteen years fighting keeping Bhima in his mind, hence he is extremely skillfull and fast.
Bhima on the other hand being in the forest for all these years does not have practice. Bhima is
powerful but Duryodhana is skillful, skill is more important than power, therefore Duryodhana has
to be defeated by means of an unfair fight.
Eventually Duryodhana, was struck by Bhima on his thighs, which was against the law of mace
fight. This infuriated Balarama, who came to strike Bhima and punish him with death penalty.
Krishna interrupted Balarama and shared with him how Duryodhana was meant to be struck on
his thighs as predicted by Maitreya, and as promised by Bhima. Krishna narrated the past sins and
the unjust death of Abhimanyu, but Balarama was unconvinced,and walked cursing Bhima and
glorifying Duryodhana."
Similarly all the Siddhas, Gandharvas and Apsaras danced at the fighting spirit of Duryodhana,
making the Pandavas feel guilty. Ofcourse Sri Krishna gave a better and complete picture.
It is important to see the over all picture of a peson rather than seeing his present condition and
make conclusions of dharma and adharma. Certainly dharmas outlook is compassionate, but not
at the cost of wrong assumptions and perceptions.
Duryodhan even while dying created confusion caused by apparent injustice to him but Sri Krishna
cleared the cloudy and adharmik vision and gave a complete and wholesome vision

DIFFERENT EMOTIONS
When Y udhisthira maharaja was lamenting about the consequences of war, and taking the
responsibility of war upon himself Vyasadeva shared his wisdom and with this Y udhisthira agreed
to be coronated.
Vyasadeva said, When a king is forced to punish his subjects by giving death penalty for the sake
of the subject and the country, then it is not adharma. On the contrary if some one has evil
intentions and performs this activity then there is no question of repentence and neither do they
feel repentant.
All their rituals are useless. Y ou never desired this war, and you are still repenting, even though
they were all killed by their own sins.
On other hand Duryodhana or Dushashana even while dying, maintained the same arrogance that
they had when they were living, because they were habituated to live a life of evil. They had
mastered it as if that was dharma. Duryodhana condemned Sri Krishna and here Y udhisthira
condmned himself for the war. It is strikingly visible who is fit to rule, and who is fit to be
punished." Vyasadeva being impartial to both the parties, made it very clear that Duryodhana and
party deserved to be punished.
Sensitivity for oneself was Duryodhanas legacy and sensitivity for others was Y udhisthiras legacy.
Reflecting and inquiring from people of wisdom was Y udhisthiras culture, boasting and lying was
Duryodhanas perversion.
Even the Gandharvas and Charanas failed to recognize this and got caught up with the skills of
Duryodhana rather than seeing his over all purpose of life. They foolishly glorified Duryodhana at
the cost of making the Pandavas feel guilty.
Y udhisthira was sensitive and at the same time spent his time listeining to his superiors, and
eventually made the right deicison to rule reluctantly. Duryodhana never listened to good counsel
and made decisions unilaterally.
Choosing our decision is our right but the consequences and the reaction of our deicion is the realm
of the time factor.
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SKILL FOR KILLING?

Any skill acquired due to practice and passion makes one an expert and s masters of that skill.
Arjuna was skilled due to his extreme degree of focus, practice and passion. Practice and patience
are an interesting combination for becoming successful. Both qualites are opposite of each other.
Patience is full of goodness, and action or practice denotes passion. In one sense they destroy each
other. Patience destroys practice and action leads to impatience. But Arjuna was harmonizing
both.
Many skills are inbuilt. Some are born with those skills due to the influence of past karma.
Expertise and mastery comes with skill practice with patience.
Ashwathama was impatient unlike Arjuna. He wanted Drona his father to give him weapons just
because he was Dronas son, but that was an insufficient qualfication. But he insisted out of
impatience. Karna also asked his teacher to give him the brahmastra.
Drona refused to give knowledge of the brahmastra to his son and Karna, because they were
impatient and not qualifed to receive it . Their passion to get it made them lose their patience and
honesty. Ashwathama insisted and blackmailed his father, and Karna went to Parashurama and
disguised himself as a brahamana. The consequeces that followed were terrible.
Karna was cursed when his education was almost complete. Parashurama cursed him for the lie,
and told him that he would forget the astra when he needed it the most. Ashwathama was cursed
for using it against Parikshita the only heir to the kingdom of the Pandavas. Sri Krishna cursed
him to suffer for three thousand years.
Arjuna who was most qualifed to use it never used it , rather he used it to counteract the weapon
released by Ashwathama and was able to retract it when Vyasa and Narada requested him. Arjuna
was glorified by Vyasa and Ashwathama was condemned for misusing and causing such
destruction.
Skill is good, but patience and right attitude is a special grace of God and our superiors.

WICKED IN; WEAK OUT

The Bhagavad Gita begins with Dhritharasthra asking Sanjaya the updates of the preparation of
the war between the Pandavas and Kauravas.
The beginning of the Bhagavad gita reveals the heart of Dhritharasthra.

He did not want his children to compromise with the Pandavas Internally, externally he always
showed the signs of weakness due to their unwillingness to listen to good counsel. He would play
this card to all, including Sri Krishna, he would say, what can I do they are not listening to me, I
am blind hence weak and cant mend their behaviour, please understand my predicament. But
internally he was hand in gloves with his wicked sons in conspiring against the pandavas.
When the news of the burning of the house of lac reached Dhritharasthra, he feigned lamentation
for the death of his brothers sons , but in reality he was very much a part of the consiparacy to
eliminate the Pandavas, rather he supported the activity of his sons.
This comibination is very deadly. This syndrome of Dhritharasthra is still prevelant. When a
religious body plays this card, it is dangerous.
In the evangelical movements, the stmpathy card is played very strongly. They provoke and make
others attack them and then act as victims to gain sympathy. They do this so that their conversion
mission continues.
Dharma on the other hand gives us deep and honest perceptions. It challenges us to go down and
dig out intentions and our agendas. It questions what do we do with our weakness? Do we make it
a deadly weapon to be selfish and unreasonably ambitious?
Since this combination is deadly, the reaction for such behaviour is also severe. Dhritharasthra
paid the price for this. He saw his sons getting slaughtered by Bhima. Dhritharasthra lost both his
resouces and all his sons.
We have to analyze, understand and then execute with great wisdom and foresight.
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EXHIBITION DISCOURAGED.
Being sensitive towards others is a desirable quality , since it enhances continuity. Sensitivity
towards oneself is required to be functional but to be over sensitive is selfish. Selfishness leads to
blindness of the future legacy and non sustenance of one's surrounding.
This aspect is illustrated very effectively in one episode in the Pandavas life. When Arjuna came
back from the heavenly realms learning and acquiring celestial weapons the other Pandavas
wanted him to exhibit the power of those weapons.
As Arjuna started invoking the dreadful weapons, they started creating a disturbance all around.
All the elements started to act violently .
When Naradamuni noticed this, he came down and warned Arjuna not to use the weapons for the
sake of display. Naradamuni told Arjuna the disadvantages of these deadly weapons and how
sensitively one had to use them else they could cause colossal destruction.
Arjuna desisted and stopped the display. In this episode the sensitivity of the great sage
Naradamuni who is ever cognizant about the consequences of our actions is seen in abundance .
On the other hand we see that the modern civilization has become expert in display of technology
however sensitivity whilst displaying is either absent or is present in a very minuscule quantity
.Inventions of today are popular but the effects of these inventions are more on the negative side.
Presently the invention may appear fascinating however the long term effect could be alarmingly
dangerous.
Arjuna, never became a warrior who would display his weapons and skills rather he remained a
sensitive warrior, who used his skills and weapons with great precaution.
In the modern civilisation slaughtering of humans has been increased many fold with restless
minds and ruthless weapons including death of babies in the womb.
Hence sensitive people warn us to be cautious in using our power or else it may cause harm for
long.

Wednesday, 5 August 2015
TEN HEAD BUT BRAIN?

When Vibhishana was speaking to Ravana after knowing that Sri Rama had already come to fight
Ravana, he gave good advise, which was rejected by the brainless Ravana.
Vibhishana was precise in his advise he said, "you can attack your enemy, If he is inattentive or if
others have conquered him, or is diseased, or destroyed by the Daiva.
But Sri Rama is very attentive, He has come to conquer and his army is there. He has conquered
his anger- (person with anger is not strategic) SriRama has not offended you and Khara was killed
because every one has the right to protect himself.
Therefore give back mother Sita, else it will be disastrous for Lanka." Vibhshana advised Ravana
to give back Sita and along with that give lots of gifts to Sri Rama, to pacify him. Vibhishana was
right but Ravana was more obsessed with his ego than a right strategy for life. Honesty and
humility are not only good qualities but they are sustainable for legacy.
Being harsh and egoistic is unsustainable, they destroy the one who has it and those who fan such
egoism. Ravana was doomed by his ego, and the ministers were fanning his ego, so that they could
get better remuneration. However instead of better remuneration they got cremation . On the
other hand Vibhishana took the risk of losing every thing , and took the side of truth and dharma.
Destiny and the lord of destiny coronoated him as the king of Lanka, even before Ravana was
killed. Sri Rama was kind and confident enough to declare Vibhishana as the next king.
Ravanas destiny was sealed with his behaviour, and this was true for Vibhishana too. However
Vibhshana went through some serious churning of thought process and separated himself from
his brother at the cost of losing all shelter and the relationship with his brother. However the
reality was that Ravana lost everything while Vibhishana gained everything.
A question that is raised ..
Are transferency and dharma time bound or eternal?
The answer is you think and choose. Dharma and transferency are like finger burns in fire, time
bound or eternal?
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Monday, 3 August 2015
HANUMANAS INTEGRAL ADVICE

When Bhima was looking for some special flowers for Druapadi, he met with Sri Hanumanaji.
Bhima was delighted to see the great devotee of Sri Rama, who was full of energy, devotion and
sensitivity.
Hanumana in a causal way instructed Bhima about the yuga cycle and how it operates and how
one needs to respect the changing times. He spoke of the effect of different yugas on people, but
beyond this information, Hanumana, spoke of an eternal and unchangeable principle of life.
Hanumana said, do not be so adventurous that it is destructive, follow the path of dharma and
understand the deeper aspects of dharma. Without understanding dharma and serving the
superiors it is difficult even to some one like Brihaspati to experience dharma and explain artha
properly. Only by proper behaviour dharma is realized, and dharma is the foundation of the vedas,
and vedas reveal yagnas,and devas are situated in yagna. Hanumana continued speaking about
Raja dharma to Bhima, which explained the duties of the administrative class.
Interestingly we see that Hanumana was warning Bhima to not be destructively adventurous . We
see in the modern world that adventures are deadly and dangerous, they have only entertainment
value and a less constructive value. Adventures relating to protecting some one, saving others, and
standing for truth are hardly discussed and shown on televsion whereas adventure sports pre
occupies most of the world.
Hanumana said that according to the vedic texts, it is not possible to understand the vedas simply
by critical study. One needs honesty on a dharma platform ,mercy and blessing of superiors to
understand the vedic texts so that its knowledge is never misused and wrongly interpreted.
Modern indologists have speculated on the vedic knowledge without having the proper
qualification,lifestyle and humility to understand the vedic texts by service and honesty. Think
about it .
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Saturday, 1 August 2015
BUTCHER ENLIGHTENS THE BRAHAMANA
Dharmik scriptures depict life in a very dynamic way. They narrate systems which are rigid and
fluid, but the purpose of both is to create harmony and the legacy of a dharmik life.
One such incident is narrated in the Mahabharata. An austere brahaman who burnt a bird to ashes
with his power, felt sorry and simultaneously was amazed by his power. He came to a house to
beg for some food. The lady made him wait as she was busy serving her husband a meal. When she
came out to offer him the charity of food, the brahamana stared at her, not to burn her with his
power but to show his disapproval for making him wait. She told him she is not the bird but a
chaste lady. He was shocked to know that she knew about the incident .
She asked him to go to a butcher who was known as Dharma vyadha, meaning dharmik butcher.
When the Brahamana came to Janaka puri, he got in touch with the butcher who took him to his
house, and offered him a place to sit. They started discussing, the brahamana heard form the
butcher because he found him to be the knower of the essence of scriptures and having all the
qualities of an advanced person with character. Some of the things the butcher said to the
Brhamana was greed is the house of sin. One who covers adharma by the show of dharma will
not suffice, however big they talk. To find good character is difficult in them.
Those who are real people with character, serve their superiors, their speech is constructive or
truthful, and they are free form anger and are charitable.
This body is like a river, the five senses are the water in the river, greed and obesession are the
whales, who will swallow, and this river is flowing in the difficult terrain of life and death. Y ou sit
on the boat of sobertiy and cross this difficult place."
The butcher went on to speak on varied subjects, causing great fascination in the heart of the
Brhamana. The Bahamana was humble enough to receive the knowledge coming from a person
with great character even though apparentely he was from a low background.
The butcher said that destiny had placed him in this kind of a family but it was possible to
transcend the situation and be placed in proper behaviour. It was truly amazing and certainly
possible. Dharmik scriptures try to encompass every one while maintaing the system in a such way
that every one has the chance for perfection.
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Thursday, 30 July 2015
DISADVANTAGE OF A LONG LIFE

Y udhishthira Maharaja heard from Markandeya Rishi about the disadvantages of a long life. The
rishi narrated a story of the discussion between the sage Baka and Indra. Baka had a long life
hence Indra asked him the disadvantages of a long life.
Baka said, One of the main problem with a long life is that you have to stay with those people
with whom you cannot relate . One has to suffer the death of dear ones continuously,
unfortunately one is forced to associate with unwanted people. One is forced to see the death of his
wife, children and relatives. For sustenance one has to depend on outsiders, and they certainly
neglect if not ridicule.
The mundane world offers the pain of a short life and the disadvantage of a long life There are
some good sides and some bad sides , but to think that one enjoys immensely the long life span is
superficial . People who live long lives are living for the sake of living without contributing much
to anyone's life.
Dhritharasthra survived beyond the death of his sons. It was not a happy life, and neither was it a
fulfilling life .
He had a very strong desire to stay in this world even though he was ridiculed by Bhima. He did
not want to get rid of this useless life, till Vidura put sense in his blinded and depressed ego. What a
curse to be living a long life without contributing anything.
Therefore one great devotee (the descendent of Pandavas )Parikshita when he was cursed to die
within seven days, he did nto pray to the lord to keep him alive for the sake of living, rather he
prayed, if I have to come back then I would prefer complete affection to lord Sri Krishna,
association of saintly people, and compassion or friendliness towards all suffering people."
Dharma tells us that if you can stay long and do something good then it is a good life, but living a
long life and simply dragging it becomes a burden on others.
Think about it make a choice of life which is meaningful and fruitful.
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Tuesday, 28 July 2015
YAGNA
The dharmik scriptures define yagna(sacrifice) more as an affair of every moment rather than the
ritual of a seasonal cycle.The yagna of rituals is being rejected today because of lack of
understanding, or an increase in superficiality by the perfomer.
Mahabharata defines yagna as:
Not becoming too joyful on receiving wealth,
Performance of welfare work,
Freedom from desire caused by proper detachement,
Tolerating an undesirable event,
Not desiring relationships of wife, children,
Giving charity only to qualified people.
These yagnas are eternal and can be performed by one and all. It does not require a priest or a
specialized teacher to perform.
It is the way in which one lives life and that which has the power to create a legacy of coherency.
The Pandvas were never too absorbed in celebration, rather they were reflective in the
administration of their kingdom. In Sri Krishnas Dwaraka, where there were nine hundred
thousand palaces, it was a part of the daily routine of Sri Krishna to perform welfare work.
Proper detachement means to move to the next stage of life. Once Y udhisthira maharaja heard of
the departure of Sri Krishna from this world, and Parikshita was qualified to rule, Y udhisthira
moved from his duty of being king to the duty of being a reflective sage in the woods.
Undesirable events are happening in the world that we live in because that is the nature of this
world. One need not pray for them nor deny their existence. One should deal with them and some
events simpy need to be tolerated. Like the fiery Bhima tolerated the saintly Y udhisthira who was
always ready to withdraw from action even against those people who were extremely brutal.
Not desiring the basics of life like wife and children, means having no obsession about them, one
needs them but one should not overly disturbed for getting them.
Giving charity only to qualified people is one of the most important instructions. Some people do
not how to make money and others who know how to make money do not how to spend it.
The most difficult thing is knowng who is qualified to receive charity.
Charity can be offered to :
1.Those who are living a life of inspired poverty so that they can do more effective work in the
society.
2.Those who are straving because of circumstances.
3 Or charity can be given for the cause of Dharma and at the same time one needs to be alert to see
that one's charity is not hijacked by those who are evil and slanderous of dharma in the name of
dharma.
Dharma glani happened because of Drona and Bhisma who sided and gave the charity of their life
for the cause Duryodhana.
We can reflect and live in perpetual yagna.
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Sunday, 26 July 2015
HANUMANAS THREE SECRETS

Hanumana is a non controversial personality. There are no disputes in regards to his activities. He
brings excitement and bliss to one and all, old or young, men or women.
Hanumana represents, Bhakti, Shakti and Y ukti. Bhakti represents his devotion, shakti represents
his resources, and yukti represents his strategy. This combined force is the force of positivity. It
builds,protects, unites and destroys the power of adharma.
In this world, being right is good but being resourceful to push right is important. Being right gets
diluted if the resources are limited. Resources and skills are not compelete without the culture of
devotion.
Hanumana is the personfication of these three which constitute completeness. When he flew to
Lanka to look for Mother Sita, he had devotion towards Sri Rama, that was the impetus. However
devotion without action is sentimental. Hanumana had the resources and along with powerful
resources and devotion he had great strategy.
When he found mother Sita he gave her the message of full reassurance of her delivery. He found
out how Lanka, the kingdom of Ravana appeared as a part of his study for future attack. He got
caught by his own will and gave a warning to Ravana in a very tactical way. Evenutally he gave
the glimpse of Sri Ramas power by burning the lanka.
One important quality along with bhakti shakti and yukti was mukti from pride of being
successful. Hanumana was a performer of herculean taks but he was humble and meek like a shy
introvert child.
This combination is the dream of all those who are aspiring to be successful.
Let us bring Hanumana back into our life by becoming the soldiers of Hanumana. Not to destroy
but to construct the broken life of people. Mother Sita represents prosperity, Sri Rama is the
husband of that prosperity. If Sri Rama and Sita are together then Ayodhay will be happy.
We need skills, resources and the culture of devotion, that is like Hanumana being present
everywhere.
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Friday, 24 July 2015
PRIVILEGES AND PROBLEMS

In life there are privileges and problems both . Sometimes there are privileged problems. Of course
priveleges are not problems in one sense, but the mind cheats us and makes priveleges into
problems .
Dhritharasthra, Duryodhana and Dushasana had priveleges of being born in a royal family, but
they saw the Pandavas as the their biggest problem. The Pandavas were their relatives and had not
caused any problem.
When Sri Krishna came as the peace maker, he told the Kauravas the benefits of making Pandavas
their ally. He explained that no one would dare to look in their direction if the Kurus and the
Pandavas were togther.Unfortunately the kurus did not see this as an advantage rather they saw
the Pandavas as problems in their life.
Privileged people, often become narrow minded. They have sufficient resources but their world
becomes very small, its me and mine, and their understanding of mine becomes clouded by
imaginary problems .They forget their good fortune of being born in a privileged family.
Therefore Dharmik Scriptures advise us to be trained in a all situations of life . It begins in the
Gurukula or teachers residence, where even though one is born privileged, he is inspired to stay in
the association of other students so that one learns the art of living a cooperative life.
Unfortunately Duryodhana never went to the house of a Guru, rather the guru was made to stay
in the royal family. Dronacharya stayed within the close proximity of the royal family, hence he
lost the honor of being impartial. Drona told Y udhisthira in the battle of Kurukshetra that he was
forced fight against the Pandavas as he had been purchased by Duryodhana.
Pandavas also stayed in the palace and studied under the same Guru but they did not take the
value of slavery of Dronacharya.
While the Pandavas were living in the forest they were offered help by the Y adavas but
Y udhisthira refused help. As a kshatriya it was his duty not to live on favours.
Y udhisthira had a problem but he turned it into a privilege of confidence and self reliance. He did
not make the Kaurvas his problem rather remained as his relatives. Eventually when they
became a problem to the dharmik kingdom, Y udhisthira used the svadharma of a kshatriya to
rectify the situation by uprooting them from the position of power.
Privileges can be a problem and problems can be privelges, it all depends on whom we follow
Y udhisthira or Duryodhana?
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Thursday, 9 July 2015
DASARATHA AND TRAGEDY

Dasharatha Maharaja, father of Sri Rama had a tragic life. The tragedy was caused by wealth,
power and the birth of Sri Rama. Tragedy struck not due to misuse of resources but due to
accidental mistakes and promises made by him.
Dasaratha maharaja wanting to please his citizens entered the forest to hunt wild animals.The wild
animals would cause disturbance by attacking the city if they were allowed to roam free.
Unfortunately whilst hunting these animals Dasharatha accidentally killed Shravana Kumara, who
was escorting his aged and blind parents. Dasaratha had mistook the sound of the filling of water
pots as animals drinking water and through a sonic weapon had attacked. He killed the person by
sound recognition. Shravana's father cursed Dasarath to experience the same pain of separation as
he was experiencing on the death of Shravana.
Dasaratha was shell shocked and never revealed this story to any one. He did not know what kind
of separation and pain he would encounter. Would it be the death of his son or would his son go
out of Ayodhya? The uncertainty added to the misery. The anticipation and not speaking to any one
about this curse led to insurmountable suffering.
Secondly, when Dasarath was about to marry Kaikeyi his third wife, her father put a condition
saying that only her son would be the next king. Eager and bereft of sons from other wives
Dasaratha consented. But with the birth of Sri Rama and other sons Dasaratha maharaja realized
his folly.
How could any one other than Sri Rama be king?
But Dasaratha had promised that Kaikeyi's son Bharata would be king.
No one knew about this promise not even Kaikeyi and Bharata.
Therefore when Dasharatha maharaja decided to coronate Sri Rama he did not let Bharata know
about the coronation what to speak inviting him. Bharata was at his uncle 's place at the time of
the coronation.
Strangely enough Dasarath Maharaja successfully crossed these problems and Sri Rama's
coronation was about to take place when Kaikeyi struck. She reminded Dasharatha of the
benediction which he had given her. Dasharatha was unprepared for this . He had promised her
two benediction when she had helped him in s battle. Granting the benediction to Kaikeyi made
him experience the pain of separation from Sri Rama and Bharata's ruling of Ayodhya.
Through this story and other stories of Ramayana we learn how life operates in this world.
TIME HEALS
Kala is loosely translated as time. In Bhagavad-Gita Sri Krishna explains kala as power which
manifests as destructive energy and also it is creative energy. The beauty of Gitopanishada is that it
presents the story of anything connected to this world from both the side, the destructive as well as
constructive. It has power to present reconciliation. Because reconciliation is natural phenomena
of this world.
Therefore time presented as hurting at times and at other times it heals.

In fact life is so designed in this world and time is major contributor of this phenomena. The entire
Vedic source of knowledge gives us this perspective. Kala purusha has the audacity even to
humbly request the lord the creation to wind up His activity in the mortal world when He comes as
Avatara. When Sri Rama came as Avatara in the conclusion of his pastimes kala purusha(time
personified) came to him asking for personal audience, he said Sti Rama to wind up his pastimes in
that particular time zone. Sri Rama respected kala's request because the lord of creation does not
defy his own law even though He is beyond law.
Sri Krishna eventually accepted the so called curse of sages given to his sons and grandsons for
destruction of His yadu clan. He thought the lessons to all those who want to permanently create
their impression by avoiding the influence of time. No one in this world has the power to create
permanent influence in the works, it is sheer foolishness because time simply By its presence makes
every one and every great civilization to go into oblivion.
Therefore the lord of the time descends down to this world time and again just so that balancing is
done. Sri Krishna mentions in Gita about how knowledge becomes obscured because of time but
then he spoke to Arjuna to review the wisdom which was covered over.
This the complexity in how time and lord of time functions. Becoming and unbecoming. This the
drama of life and also the things of this world also moves on this principle
MOTHER AND SHAKTI

Dharmik tradition defines feminine power in many different ways. Many people propose that she is
subordinate to men. Some present her as an embodiment of all refineness .Her shyness is described
as an ornament that enhances her beauty and charm. Some present her as a helpless victim of
abuse or as if she undergoes continuous exploitation. Some more present her as the ultimate
representation of motherhood. Or her as an ultimate destination or some speak of the success of
her feminine position. These analysis are all true and real. The good definitions need be protected
and her abuse and exploitation needs to be eliminated.
Dharmik wisdom presents another aspect of feminine diversity and that is her "SHAKTI" or she
being a source of energy. The Vedic wisdom enumerates the source of everything as the personal
God who is the energetic and his counter part as energy. They are inseparable, there is no energy
without the energetic and vice versa . Motherhood is one aspect and not all the aspects.
Motherhood represents nourishment of what she brings to this world. But her main aspects should
not be forgotten.
Srimati Laxmi, Srimati Radha, Srimati Sitadevi are the energies of the pleasure giving potency,
pleasure through compassion. But the same Shakti can also be a power house of a different nature
.In their justice dissemination they can empower women with the power of destruction of mother
Kali or Mother Rudrani or Durgadevi.
This Shakti's display of compassion and bring a cruel judge to us are her original aspects. Hence we
need to deal with Shakti in a more sensitive way.
In her original form she is all good and magnanimous but in her administrative form, especially
towards those who tend to rebel against her see her disciplinarian side.
Draupadi the wife of Pandavas, who was born in fire was compassionate even to some one who
killed her own son. But the Kurus who tried to disrobe Druapadi were beyond forgiveness,
therefore she was like a blazing fire who instigated the termination of the entire Kshatriyas race.
Mother Sita who is very compassionate, for Ravana ,and his army became death personified and
therefore the great Mandodhari while wailing over the dead body of her husband, Ravana,
spoke,"my dear husband, you are not dead by the arrows of Rama, but simply by the tears of
mother Sita."
It is our choice whether we want Shakti's compassion and grace or Shakti's passion and be
trounced by her?

Monday, 6 July 2015
THE WIFE OF DURYODHANA.

Duryodhana married the daughter of the king of Kashi with the help of his friend Karna as it is
mentioned in the Mahabharata.
Vyasa's Mahabharata is silent about her name and her response to her husband's behavior. Some
folklore tales mention her name as Bhanumati.
It is interesting to note that the wives of major villains in the Ramayana play an important role in
trying to convince their husbands to abandon their evil ways. Tara in Ramayana tries to convince
Vali not to accept the challenge of Sugriva the second time since he had an alliance with Rama.
Ravana was repeatedly advised by his chaste and good wife Mandodhari to abandon his evil
intentions. Both Tara and Mandodhari reflect upon the death of their husbands. They show their
loyalty as wives but maintain an independent view of things from the dharma point of view. Both
blame their husbands for being punished by Sri Rama.
The Bhagavata Purana states that wives are the intelligence behind the men. However the demons
Ravana and Vanara Vali rejected their good advise. On the other hand Duryodhana, Karna and
Shakuni shut their intelligence to such an extent that they did not give their wives any importance
in their life. Vyasadeva mentions the name of their son in battle but does not make any mention of
their wives. Their greatest ill fortune was that they shut their intelligence. Exactly as Dhrithrashtra
had shut his heart and ear to the good advise of his wise wife. Surely they must have made their
wives cry repeatedly . The only good thing was that Duryodhana 's daughter was married to Sri
Krishna's son Sambha . But even his daughter could not change her father.
Therefore Manu says that in a family where women are not respected and are made to cry, their
prosperity is destroyed.
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Friday, 3 July 2015
DO RIGHTLY THE RIGHT THINGS

Doing things rightly is one thing but doing right things rightly is the perfection of efficiency.
It is seen seldom that right things are done with less efficiency because focus is on having the
confidence of doing right things rather than also doing it rightly.
In other hand we see the world we live in especially the modern technological world is extremely
efficient centric. Every technological invention increases the preciseness of its action and the effect,
rarely failing. The missiles hit the target as far as few hundred miles. The modern medical
industry has been braking through so many mysteries of human anatomy. The business world's
goods are being sold in any part of the world any product within amazing quantity and quality, but
what we have done with the life and multi faced relations itself. We are doing things rightly but are
they right things?
Human intellect as developed skillful things but what about skills in relating to each other, the
environment and the sensitivity for the future generation. Pollution of human mind is as deadly as
the pollution of external environment. In fact it's reflection of human heart and mind. The result is
very challenging and looks unrepairable. Human efficiency only centered around in regards to
flying, driving, texting, calling and is eating is bound to brake because it does not cover all the time
zone. It is present centric not legacy centric.
Therefore Mahabharata forces us to see everything as one time zone. All three spheres of time zone
is like flowing waters of mother Ganga. If the source is polluted the confluence in Ganga sagar will
be disturbingly polluted and certainly the whole land scape through which Ganga flows.
The Kurus headed by Shakuni, Karna and their leader Duryodhana where experts but in what?
Certainly destruction. Krpacharya, Bhisma and Drona were good and had a great school but
whom were they using it, certainly to the side of destructive party. Pandavas on other hand
maneuvered by Sri Krishna were doing right things for right reason with a right intention, it was
wholesome right. Tough but right, challenging but fulfilling painful but meaningful.
The choice is ours which category we fall in? bad things rightly done-it's worst. Bad things badly
done-bad. Righ thing badly done, good. Or right thing rightly done- excellent pandavas.
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Wednesday, 17 June 2015
VOTING OR ACTING
Kuruksetra which was addressed as Dharmaksetra even by Dhristhrasthra, shows that it was a field
for planting dharma and uprooting adharma. Dharma is compared to a healthy and wholesome
creeper and adharma is compared to an unwanted creeper, which has the power to choke the
growth of the dharma creeper.
Field signifies a place for action and every one in the field is asked to be active. Those representing
the unwanted creeper are as active as those representing the good creeper. The task of pulling out
the bad creeper is a Herculean one but nevertheless a fulfilling one. Many good creepers are lost
in uprooting the bad ones but at the end of the day good prevails.
There is difference between acting and voting.The voting concept culminates at the ballot box.
Large number of change seeking citizens take part only upto the voting stage and that too the
number of people seeking change is usually not beyond fifty percent. So how can one expect the
growth of the dharma creeper ?
Voting should be action centric, both for the voters and voted.
In the battle of Mahabharata every one was responsible actively to root out the unwanted creeper
and then the dharma prevailed for a long time.
Unfortunately in the modern system, most of the citizens are busy with sense gratification or in
working for future gratification or complaining for not having enough gratification.
When the field is filled with more people who are eager to exploit the resources and with less
people fighting to increase the good resources it is bound to create an imbalance.
For however long we wish to create a healthy society without actually being actively involved---
our war for dharma will continue to remain on Twitter, what's app and other screens.
Therefore Sri Krishna makes it clear to Arjuna and all other potential followers of Arjunas to rise
and go beyond the ballot box and work in divine consciousness.
This is the theory of success, it is with responsibility.
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Monday, 15 June 2015
THE SAGE AND HIS PRACTICALITY

During their exile when the Pandavas were living in the forest , they met many Rishis, and wise
people from whom they learned many things.
Once they met Markandaya Rishi who offered many lessons to them.
Markandaya said, One who has wealth, spends the wealth decorating his body, absorbed in bodily
gratification .They are attached to the body and they only enjoy life in this world.
Those who engage in astanga yoga, peform tapasya, absorbed in acquiring knowledge and retire
from all kind of gratification. They cause pain to others and make their physical body lean .They
do not aspire for any pleasure in this world, they wait for the higher realms to be happy.
But there are those who are duty bound and practice dharma(their occupational duty)and by
dharma only they earn their living. They get married and perform different kinds of sacrifices and
devotional services to the lord.These people enjoy in this world and the next world.
The beauty of dharmik tradition is, options, and along with the options are their consequences.
Usually people take the easier option, either pleasure in this world, or pleasure in the other world.
Either they are selfish in this world, or are selfish for the future.
The last kind of people who are represented by the Pandavas, along with being duty bound also
help others to follow their dharma. They are willing to be competent so that their talents are
beneficial to others.
Markandeya rishi concluded by saying to the Pandavas, Y ou are born with valour, and come to
fulfill the desire of the Gods, hence do not be discouraged by your present suffering, but be assured
by your tapasya, heroism, sense restrain, good behaviour, and while pleasing the rishis, teachers
and gods you will gain everything in the future. Eventually you will achieve his planet by being
loyal to the lord in the heart "
This is the picture of a true dharmik person, they see God everywhere. They see it in their sva-
dharma, their austerity, their difficulty, and in their prosperity. Eventually they achieve
transcendence in reality.
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Saturday, 13 June 2015
GITA A BOOK OR AN EXPERIENCE ?

When Sri Krishna spoke the Bhagavad- Gita to Arjuna, it was an experience which Arjuna could
only relish in the core of his heart. Experiences are different from events. Events can be
reproduced, but experiences are difficult to reproduce. A mother experiencing childbirth cannot
experience child birth again with the same child . She can officially celebrate the birthday, but the
birth experience of the same baby ---not possible.
When someone gets married, it is an event, but more so its a powerful experience, which can be
recollected as a memory, oh it was great experience. The marriage album does not give the
feelings they can only give memory.
For Arjuna hearing the Gita was an amazing experience. After the Kurukshetra war when Arjuna
asked Sri Krishna to speak the bhagvad gita again as they were strolling along the river Y amuna Sri
Krishna declined, saying it is impossible to repeat.
One may raise the question ," then why do we take shelter of the Gita, if the experience cannot be
repeated?"
The Gita teaches us, to learn the concept of experiencing divinity but experiencing it is our
responsibility.
How can we experience what Arjuna experienced? It is possible, Sri Krishna gives the process,
which when applied has the power to make us experience. Process and result are one and the same
as we progress on the path of Y oga, specially the yoga of bhakti. Everybody has a different
experience. To expect that we can relish the Gita only if Krishna comes and speaks to us is
outrageous. Speaking the gita is a prerogative of God. Our situations will allow us to experience
Krishna, if we decide to take shelter of the Gita. It was Arjunas choice to take shelter and krishna
took him through the journey of the Gita, and that experience, Arjuna, recounted when Sri Krishna
departed from this world. The beauty with spiritual substance is that it not only gives memory but
gives experience.
The power of spiritual substance is that it has the power to influence our experiences. We see that
all of us have the same situation as Arjuna confusion and conflict, to do it or not, so Gitas wisdom
is not information centric it is transformation centric. Gita was spoken historically a few thousand
years ago, but it can be heard even today by every one those who has the same predicament as
Arjuna. In fact everyone has similar situations and if we are ready like Arjuna, then we will be able
to access the experience. Simple political history is a collection of facts, but the Gita while being a
fact has an impact. Let us try to take wisdom of Gita and see the difference.
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Thursday, 11 June 2015
VIDURA TO DHRITHARASTHRA
Vidura was speaking to the afflicted Dhritharasthra, who was lamenting for the death of his sons.
Vidura spoke strongly but compassionately to his brother about the nature of this world.
Dhritharastha needed to develop detachment and not lament

because lamentation would give him nothing. He had to be prepared for giving up his attachement,
while Y udhisthira needed to act responsibly to lead the kingdom. As Dhritharasthra was hearing
about detachment, Vyasadeva, Krishna and Bhisma were advising Y udhisthira to give up
detachment and indifference towards the kingdom because it was time for Y udhsthira to be
involved to create a new dharmik order.
Dharmik scriptures give medicine according to the need of the patient.
Here is some of the wisdom that came forth form Vidura:

Of all that is collected will end in destruction.
Elvation in material life will lead to a fall down
All union leads to separation and life is moving towards death.
Those who are lamenting for the death of their near and dear cannot go along with them nor they
can die immediately.
Lamentation has millions of sources and even fear has many openings .These attack the fools not
the wise.
Beauty, youth, life, wealth, health and being with the near and dear ones is never permanent. Y our
lamentation, is neither a tool for wealth, nor for dharma neither for happiness.
Just like different earthern pots get destroyed at different intervals---- some whilst making, some
while putting them on the potters wheel, some whilst they're half done, some while being cut with
the thread, some while being removed from the wheel, some after being removed from the wheel,
some while they are still wet, some when they are almost dry, some whilst being used as cooking
pots, and some while carrying the contents in the cooking pot.
Human body is exactly like the earthern pot. It gets destroyed at different intervals, so Vidura said
"my dear brother there is no point in lamentation. Living beings are like animals swimming in the
water ---some times they come on the surface of the water, some times they are within the water
unseen. Similarly the living beings are born and visible and some time dead and invisible. Only
those who are endowed with the mode of goodness, can ascertain the movement of the living
entities as the karma cycle and can attain the higer consciousness."
This was Vidura. He was involved in the affairs of the kingdom more diligently than Dhritharasthra
but there was an element of detachment in him which was not bordering on indifference
Dhritharasthra was completely involved, attached, alert but full of anxiety and fear hence he
neither had the tool, skill nor the morality to deal and run the kingdom with proper dharma.
One who was attached suffered . One who was responsible and detached comtinued as the minister
of the Pandavas.
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Tuesday, 9 June 2015
MORALITY AND DHARMA

The debate between the religious people and those who do not practice religion continues with
regards to morality. Do we need to religion to be moral? The religious people say if we are not
religious then we create people like Hitler, Stalin and Mao. To this the non religious people cite
examples of the crusaders and jehadis for untold violence caused by religion. To this relgious people
say they are not real practitioners of religion and non religious people cause so much violence
because they do not have a reference point for what is morality, hence it create limitless sensuality.
The non religious people hit back saying that it is easier to separate from religion the religious
bigoter by saying that, they are not our true followers, but ultimately their bigotry comes from the
very religion you are talking about. The debate goes on forever, and both parties can prove it
statastically that each party has caused violence.
The Dharmik scriptures, make it clear that you do not have have to be a spiritualitst to be a
moralist, but a spiritualist needs to be moralist.
The two offshoots of Dharmik tradition--- the Buddhists and the Jains are agnostic and atheistic in
nature but teach high moral values beginning form compassion to charity and human sensitivity.
Then why do we need dharma if it is not required for the sake of morality? Morality in dharma, is
one of the lowest denominator. Spirituality goes beyond simply being a moralist. A dharmik
spirtualist does not escape moral laws rather he transcends morality. Because morality is
space,culture and time bound, but spirituality is timelss and beyond space and civilization. Morality
is for the body, but spirituality is the essence of the soul.
Dharma talks about integral growth, from physical to supramundane. Here God is not used for
our moral purity, rather in Dharmik tradition one becomes connected to God in service. Therefore
spiritual advacement becomes an inner calling while doing the external responsibility expertly and
never becoming attached to them and at the same never being irresponsible towards them.
Therefore in the Mahabharata war, the Pandavas were on a spiritual journey, but never at the cost
of being irresponsible. They fought the war along with maintaining their inner spiritual
connection. Kauravas on the hand collected moral people immoral people and some who were
spiritual internally. Externally these people were going against God and his law, and the laws of
nature and Sri Krishnas power eventually terminated all of them.
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Sunday, 7 June 2015
VIOLENCE AND RELIGION

Does religion cause violence?
Y es the atheists say, but the religionist object saying, it is a wrong understanding of religion.
Religion never causes violence, the wrong practitioners cause violence. To this the atheist says,
we have seen millions of people who got killed in crusaders attack, and the Jehadis attack.
Atheists continue saying, Eslamic countries have a law against changing religion, or giving up
religion. If you do change your religion then there is capital punishment. To this the religionist
gives his logic to save himself from taking responsibility. The debate goes on forever. One has the
story of Stalin, Hilter, the example of jehadis and the cruasaders. The violence and the debate
about violence continues.
Dharmik scriptures do not disagree about the argument of both the parties. In fact the
Bhagavatam explains three kinds of faiths, faith in the mode of ignorance, passion and goodness.
Bhagavatam explains that faith in the mode of ignorance has a separatist mentality, people are
violent, proud and envious. So the Bhagavatam says this attitude in religion causes violence. In
passion faith looks for fame, opulence and enjoyment, and hence it is competitive and lacks
cooperation. In goodness one offers the results to over come the faults of the action. This has the
concept of cooperation. And beyond this there is faith which is beyond these three qualities, which
constitutes loving the lord only to love him. The same faith when applied in human relationship
translates into friendship and compassion. It never misses humanness.
The Bhagavatam talks about the clash between Hiranyakashipu and Prahalda. Prahalda was the
son and Hiranyakashipu the father. Father was an atheist and son was an ardent devotee of lord
Vishnu. The father tortured the son to give up his faith, but Prahalda did not relent. He continued
being faithful but never offensive in his behaviour.
Bhagavatam also narrates the story of Daksha Prajapati who was faithful but violent in nature
.This story is mentioned in the 4th canto. Daksha Prajapati, offended lord Shiva and caused a lot of
violence. So dharmik scripture do warn us against being fanatical about religion, and they also talk
about the consequences of not being spiritual on an individual level and collective level.
Ultimately the Bhagavatam teaches us that real non violence is one which makes us develop
genuine love for Sri Krishna or the worshipable lord. The Bhagavatam also says that devotees need
to be compassionate to those who are distressed, and develop friendship with those who are
genuinely practicing spirituality.
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WICKED IN; WEAK OUT

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Wednesday, 5 August 2015

TEN HEAD BUT BRAIN?

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Monday, 3 August 2015