Bhagwat Geeta
17/02/2021 22:32
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 8
The commander-in-chief is Dronachary himself, symbolizing dual
conduct. And then there is the grandsire Bheeshm, the very image of
delusion. Delusion is the fountainhead of deviation from the ideal state.
Since it survives till the very end, delusion is the grandsire. The whole
army...
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17/02/2021 22:31
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 7
“The worthiest of the twice-born.” That is how Duryodhan
addresses his teacher Dronachary before he introduces to him the chiefs
of his army. “The worthiest of the twice-born” would hardly be an
appropriate term of address for a commander-in-chief if the war were a
physical, external war. In fact,...
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17/02/2021 22:29
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 6
The heroic Yudhmanyu of warlike temper; Uttmauja with the spirit
of abandon that flows from sacred excellence; Abhimanyu (Saubhadr),
Subhadra’s son, with a mind without fear because it is propped up by
righteousness, and the five sons of Draupadi who herself is a form of
discernment of the divine,...
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17/02/2021 22:08
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 5
Dhrishtketu, the steadfast-in-duty, Chekitan, who can rein in his
straying thought and concentrate it on the Supreme Spirit. Kashiraj -
an emblem of the sacredness that resides within the world of the body.
Purujeet, the one who obtains victory over matter in all its forms-gross,
subtle, and...
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16/02/2021 20:32
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 4
This army is composed of those who can guide souls to the
Supreme Spirit, like Bheem who is an embodiment of resolute sentiment,
the image of tender devotion Arjun, and many other valiant warriors
such as Satyaki, endowed with goodness, Virat and the great warrior
leader Drupad, symbolizing...
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15/02/2021 19:35
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 3
Dhristdyumn, the son of Drupad, is the steadfast mind that
treasures faith in the universal, immutable reality. He is thus the master,
the type of righteous impulses that lead to selfless activity in a spirit of
egoless reverence to spiritual divinity. “Not means but the determination
of mind...
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14/02/2021 19:12
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 2
Dual conduct itself is Dronachary. When the awareness dawns
that we are alienated from God there arises in the heart an acute hunger
for the attainment of that exalted Spirit. Only then do we set out to seek
an accomplished teacher, a realized sage (Guru). Between the two
opposed impulses,...
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13/02/2021 18:37
Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 1 Shlok 1
Dhritrashtr is the very image of ignorance; and Sanjay is the embodiment of self-restraint. Ignorance lurks at the core of the objective,the outward-looking mind. With his mind enveloped ...