Yesterday I was contemplating on bhagvad gita verse no. 1.. it is the only verse spoken by Dhritarashtra, to highlight his doubt and fear.
But, one amazing thing happened just before the war started. Vyasa dev, came to dhritarashtra, for the final time, and told him, the futility of the war, and how, still it is under his capacity, to stop the war. But, Dhritarashtra, as we all know, was so much attached to duryadhan, he couldn’t do anything.
Then Vyasadev offered him, his vision, so that he could see the war. But, Dhritarashtra politely rejected the offer.
Is not it amazing, how many time it happened in history, that a person who is blind from birth, was offered vision, and he declines. Although Dhritarashtra’s point was valid, he told, he couldn’t see his son growing up, how he can see them die. But has he ever tried sort of anything, to not see , his sons dying!!!
So, Dhritarashtra choose to remain blind. It may sound very fascinating, to all of us.. But, if we think, little deeply, this is the condition of most of us.. In our practice of spirituality, at a neophyte stage, we often get instructions, which we know clearly, that if we follow or apply in our lives, we will get immense spiritual benefit,, but most of the time we choose to remain blind. And like Dhritarashtra, the cause is the same, our attachment to enjoying mentality due to our previous conditioning, which is natural.
But, the question is “are we ready to change”. We see in the first chapter Arjuna was also very much attached to his conception, and he was in an apparent miserable condition. But, the difference lies, Arjuna was ready to change, later he became submissive and surrendered.
Dhritarashtra has to loose everything to realize anything, and Arjuna has to loose only the sense of ego “I know”, to become free from all miseries. These two opposite and contrasting examples from mahabharat, is a lesson for us.
And the absolutely 100 % full proof method for all ages especially kaliyuga, to become submissive and surrendered, and become free from ego, is to chant sincerely,
HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE..
So, Dhritarashtra choose to remain blind. It may sound very fascinating, to all of us.. But, if we think, little deeply, this is the condition of most of us.. In our practice of spirituality, at a neophyte stage, we often get instructions, which we know clearly, that if we follow or apply in our lives, we will get immense spiritual benefit,, but most of the time we choose to remain blind. And like Dhritarashtra, the cause is the same, our attachment to enjoying mentality due to our previous conditioning, which is natural.
But, the question is “are we ready to change”. We see in the first chapter Arjuna was also very much attached to his conception, and he was in an apparent miserable condition. But, the difference lies, Arjuna was ready to change, later he became submissive and surrendered.
Dhritarashtra has to loose everything to realize anything, and Arjuna has to loose only the sense of ego “I know”, to become free from all miseries. These two opposite and contrasting examples from mahabharat, is a lesson for us.
And the absolutely 100 % full proof method for all ages especially kaliyuga, to become submissive and surrendered, and become free from ego, is to chant sincerely,
HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE..
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