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The Yoga of Knowledge - Bhagavadgita Chapter 2 Verse 1




 

Commentary by Jayaram V

Krishna image 1. Arjuna was overcome with pity. His eyes were filled with tears and sorrow. He was much depressed. To him Krishna spoke thus.  

 

Arjuna's pity is the pity of an ego bred on relative human values. His tears are the outpouring of limited human knowledge and untested egoistic beliefs. His depression is the depression of a mind propelled by its own prejudice and directed by its own fears. Sorrow and depression are the natural expressions of the mind that is suddenly overwhelmed with the sudden realization of the utter futility of human endeavor.

Man leads a comfortable life as long as his values and convictions are not challenged and his abilities are not put to test. Man brings out the best in himself when he is brought into direct confrontation with his own ignorance, weaknesses, fears and incapacity. It is the only way he can be stirred out of his sense of complacency so that he can test his wings and learn to fly. Having come this far, Arjuna is today in that situation where he has to deny a part of himself in order to resolve a very serious moral conflict.

Moral and mental conflicts are inevitable part of human life. They are the grim reminders of the inability of human knowledge and intelligence to deal with the problems of life on human terms. They expose the human being to the tyranny of his own emotions and desires and make him understand the need for greater vision and understanding that can truly establish inner peace and harmony with in himself. As stated by one philosopher, the beauty of life lies in the fact that its strength lies in its weaknesses, its solutions in its problems. The limited knowledge of the mind, the limited capacity of the senses and the inherent tendency of the ego to indulge in self-perpetuating activities all contribute in the end to the search for new answers and meanings in the otherwise meaningless life. The self has to accept to deny itself in order to make denial a permanent basis for the emergence of a wider and higher self.

Conflict and confusion are therefore the substratum of human life. In the oceanic depths of samsara the ego has to swim from conflict to conflict and confusion to confusion till it finds the ultimate source of all solutions. Arjuna is a great warrior, a man of learning. But he too is not free from the confusion created by his own ego. His egoistic beliefs and values are now seriously challenged by the needs of war. Faced with the predicament of waging a war against his own relations, he has to now seriously review and relearn everything about his life and conduct. He needs a new awareness which can absorb all his existing conflicts without seriously damaging the continuity of his life and activity. His consciousness needs the touch of divine knowledge so that it can achieve peace and harmony. His life is now fully ready for the light from above, from Lord Krishna, his friend and philosopher, his inner soul.

Bhagavadgita Chapter 2 Verses 1- 21

 
Verse 1 Verse 2
Verse 3 Verse 4
Verse 5 Verse 6
Verse 7 Verse 8
Verse 9 Verse 10
Verse 11 Verse 12
Verse 13 Verse 14
Verse 15 Verse 16
Verse 17 Verse 18
Verse 19 Verse 20
Verse 21 Summary

 

 

 

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