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Commentary by Jayaram V
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6. We do not know which is better; whether we conquer them or they conquer us. The sons of
Dhrtarastra, after slaying whom we do not wish to live, are standing before us in battle array. |
We are not sufficiently endowed with the light of truth and knowledge that would
help us deal correctly with life's many twists and turns. When confronted with serious
and perplexing problems in life, we blindly grope in the semidarkness of our consciousness
and resign ourselves to the force of some unknown fate in utter confusion with resultant
anxiety and insecurity.
Confusion reigns in our hearts and minds like a leech that would not easily go.
Ignorance breeds this confusion and denies us the required perspective that would
help us find correct solutions. Senses keep the mind in a stupor, feeding it constantly
with their perceptions of the material world, not letting it establish truth and
harmony in its domains. We are like the blind horses unleashed on earth by some
supernal being, galloping away aimlessly in total confusion and consternation till
we are exhausted physically and collapse.
Our consciousness, limited in scope and movement, is essentially a mixed consciousness
that permits both light and darkness to establish their camps on its grounds and
fight a pitched battle for supremacy. It yields simultaneously to the temptations
of worldly life and the noble possibilities of divine life, there by keeping all
the venues open to the self for necessary its evolution or involution. This makes
the ego either become recklessly independent and bombastic in its approach and attitude
or turn helplessly to the divine for grace and guidance.
Arjuna is confronted with a similar predicament. He is in a state of confusion,
unable to decide the correct course of action. He does not know what is good for
him, what he should do in order to resolve his inner conflict. But he is willing
to admit his ignorance and confusion honestly and looking to God reverently for
suitable guidance. He is bound to receive.
Bhagavadgita Chapter 2 Verses 1- 21
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