Understanding Lord Krishna’s advice
Bhagavad Gita… Lord Krishna’s advice is not just for Arjuna, but for the entire humanity.
To be honest, I have just completed the introduction. Yes, you’re right, not even started with the chapters and already have something to write. Gita says we should not be questioning what Lord Krishna wants to convey to us and we can only get the true meaning and essence of it.
The read so far has been enlightening but there are two things I would like to share the what and the why it got me thinking. I would like to hear(read) from you what you think. :-)
Prakriti is female, and she is controlled by the Lord just as the activities of a wife is controlled by the husband.
Prakriti here is referred to as nature. Nature, its actions which also by the way impacts us. If you are thinking What? How come something that’s happening in nature, unrelated to me impacting me? There’s the catch, my friend, it’s not unrelated afterall. Your 10th degree friend’s (if that even exists in today’s internet connected world) action could also be impacting you. To understand it more, view this amazing video I stumbled upon in recommendation a few months back.
What struck odd me is the comparison made here — “as the activities of a wife is controlled by the husband”. Does this mean it is supposed to be the case that the activities of a wife are controlled by the husband? Oh, or it’s meant how husband and wife are tightly knit together that each other’s decisions, even the smallest revolve around this tight knit life of theirs? Majority that days, atleast from what we’ve seen on television is women considered their husband as their god and her life would be revolving to dedicatedly, selflessly servicing him. I believe that no one is perfect. And for the same reason giving an individual “control of someone’s activities” seems more harmful than helping. I’ve always heard my parents say that both wheels are equally important and participative in running a cycle. Occasionally, one can drag the other which would signify supporting each other in their lows.
Arjuna, the student who took lessons from Lord Krishna, accepts everything that he says without contradicting him
And that is the reason Lord Krishna chose Arjuna as a medium to communicate his message. He would listen and indulge unbiased, without any modifications. And looks like that is the exact opposite thing I started with. However, the great war Mahabharata took place at the end of Dwapar yuga. And we are centuries (& a yug) after Lord Krishna conveyed the message. Accepting things as it seems odd to most of the population today. Maybe Lord Krishna forgot mentioning the * then, okay sorry jokes apart but in today’s world where things aren’t all perfect what impact does it have to take things as it is from Gita and apply them in our lives? Or maybe being a creator of the world Lord Krishna knows exactly how Kali-yuga (the current yuga and the last one per cycle, resetting universe to Sat-yuga again) could be made fruitful.
Throughout my journey of reading Bhagavad Gita, I’d like to apply everything that I find feasible and keep looking for the significance of the remaining. Hoping to find out sooner through the chapters ahead, of Gita & my life :-)
P.S. — If you stumbled upon this article trying to find answers, I can understand the read would have been unfulfilling. Would like to hear your views though and let’s gain an understanding together.
