Tuesday, June 27, 2006
GITA 108 DAYS - DAY 17
17. Gita makes us talk to ourselves
Gita makes us capable of having a conversation within ourselves.
The human mind is to be imagined as Arjuna and the consciousness as the Lord Krishna. Consider the senses as Duryodhana. The Lord reminds that if we deviate from our duties (karmas) Duryodhana (senses) will defeat Arjuna’s body. The Lord is inviting Arjuna, the unsettled mind, to the realm of consciousness. If we succumb to Duryodhana’s influence, it will lead to adharma (unrighteousness) and end up in sins. Sin is basically a mis-understading. Misunderstanding is the feeling that you are in the right even while indulging in unrighteous acts. In this context, everyone has to fight the battle within.
In order to create communal harmony, no amounts of pretending or fancy dressing will help. Instead, if we learn the scriptures of all religions and find similarities in the various visions, communal harmony will prevail. Just by attending and enjoying a Christmas party at a Christian friend’s home, you will not create communal harmony!. Likewise, there is no use in sending your non-Hindu friends some special Onam dishes as a return gift. It is foolish to create communal harmony by dressing children as swamis, maulavies and priests and making them walk in the hot sun as a procession. Instead of these fancy dresses, if we try to study and understand Gita, Bible and Quaran, we will have real harmony amongst the people practicing these religions.
Gita makes us capable of having a conversation within ourselves.
The human mind is to be imagined as Arjuna and the consciousness as the Lord Krishna. Consider the senses as Duryodhana. The Lord reminds that if we deviate from our duties (karmas) Duryodhana (senses) will defeat Arjuna’s body. The Lord is inviting Arjuna, the unsettled mind, to the realm of consciousness. If we succumb to Duryodhana’s influence, it will lead to adharma (unrighteousness) and end up in sins. Sin is basically a mis-understading. Misunderstanding is the feeling that you are in the right even while indulging in unrighteous acts. In this context, everyone has to fight the battle within.
In order to create communal harmony, no amounts of pretending or fancy dressing will help. Instead, if we learn the scriptures of all religions and find similarities in the various visions, communal harmony will prevail. Just by attending and enjoying a Christmas party at a Christian friend’s home, you will not create communal harmony!. Likewise, there is no use in sending your non-Hindu friends some special Onam dishes as a return gift. It is foolish to create communal harmony by dressing children as swamis, maulavies and priests and making them walk in the hot sun as a procession. Instead of these fancy dresses, if we try to study and understand Gita, Bible and Quaran, we will have real harmony amongst the people practicing these religions.
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 11:56 PM 
