GITA - Modern Day (Krishna Arjuna Discussion)

As I sit through the night alone in my flat, watching television I wondered on how people were celebrating the birth of the divine lord on the eve of Janamashtami. As I surfed through channels, I stopped at one which was discussing Bhagwad Gita, i.e. the discussion between the warrior Arjun and the greatest of greatest, Lord Krishna during middle of Mahabharata.

And it just popped in my head, in this era, what Krishna would be advising to the modern day Arjun i.e. every single person in this world who is in his or her own set Mahabharata (day to day fight).

Arjunan – Oh Lord! Please guide me. O Krishna! Enlighten me. I doubt if I am on the right path. I used to be the best during my early days of school and career. I do my duties with full devotion and loyalty. But I am not appreciated anymore, nor I am getting the promotion I deserve. I feel I can do better than what my boss is doing and I deserve more.

They tell me that I have to overthrow the people above me to succeed and show my talent. Is it not wrong? I learnt from my senior and how can I stab him from behind?

My family keeps complaining about me not giving them time and staying at home. I am working hard to earn money to give them comfort and the best things. Still why I am wrong O! Dayanidhi? Am I wrong oh Lord?

Krishna – (Smiling as usual – thanks to cute Swapnil Joshi, Krishna of Ramananda Sagar’s Krishna)

Oh Arjuna!!! My Dear! Why are you still stuck in this Mahabharata of your own? It was over yugas and yugas back. In this era I gave you a life to live, a life of satvikan, a peaceful one. Gave you a family, a decent job and money to survive and fulfill your basic day to day needs. When you have all this then why this duel with yourself? 

You are into a maya of this world. You had nothing when you came, nor you will take anything when you leave this world. Your kids will earn for them then why stacking of this wealth?  You give reasons of giving good education and facilities. Did you have any when you were small? You grew up pretty well. Give them good education and a will to succeed and be their guru about life.

And most important thing you need to give is love. Teach them how to love and share it to the world. Like I have loved you and gave you everything that is needed to survive this life.

You say you succeeded as you were young, but it was the starting point. With every stage I had made you tougher and accordingly you need to enhance and learn new ways to win as you proceed with life.

And you can’t do same things and get success every time. Dedicate yourself to compete with your own self instead of looking at next position. Your today is the truth and if you can resolve all the problems I give you today, I will automatically take you to next level. You have to trust in yourself because I reside in you. Oh Arjuna! You are me and I am you.

You are doubtful if you should overthrow the one above you. But that is the rule I have set for nature. The best survives and flourish while the weak dies. Your boss would have taught you things but if he/she doesn’t improve and stops you in your karma, you always have to go above him. Karma is everything and there is no compromise on that. Don’t stop yourself thinking you are doing wrong, you have to move if you have to achieve what you aim.

Oh Partha! Remember what your learnt in archery class, just aim at the eye of the bird and not let your focus divert on other thing.

Your family complains about you not giving them time. Remember that you are the one who binds them. Your kids are your future, and your family i.e. your spouse and kids have right on you more than anyone else. Devote most of your time to them because they are going to be with you as you live this life. This job, this money, this maya won’t give you the love and care which your family can.

Oh arjuna! Your life is not Mahabharata which I started but something you started on your own. Get out of this war and enjoy this life that I gave you. The life you are wasting in your own search for maya.

Oh Partha! Live your life and believe in me. Nothing else is required because I decide what you are destined to do and I have blessed you to live. 

The Atheist in Me

"In the face of all that is so wrong with the world, the very worst thing you can do is survive. And yet you must survive. It is this dilemma that makes us believe and cling to the lie that we have a soul, and that there is a God who cares about its fate."

I had been a God fearing person and have always respected in the belief of the people and their religion. Since childhood I have been made to visit temples and stand in long Q's, as i saw people standing around me begging for their wishes to come true in front of some power whom they call God. But lately I tend to disagree with this concept called GOD. 

The quote mentioned above is a line which I read from a book which i was reading through and it stuck to me. Is it not true, the whole idea of this GOD and miracles is so fake and made up. The rules made by some people born long ago just to create a fear and run this world. We live in a world which is like a State of Fear. What I feel is that this world runs of fear and as a matter of fact, whoever has tried to overcome this fear has ruled in this world.  When it comes to GOD, we have a fear embedded inside our minds that we are being watched by some invisible force, who actually have hired an accountant and keeping records of the good and bad things one is doing. And based on that we will have our fates and life fixed. How convincing and easy it was to handle the state of affairs with this fear inside every living human being. 

Does it really happens? If that was the case, then I guess all the criminals across the world should have rotten to death, but that doesn't happen. But what we see is, some innocent people get killed under the rubble of illegal buildings, beneath the rich guys cars and then their kids roam across the streets as orphans. The world looks at them with hatred and punish them more. What wrong they did? The only mistake i could see is that they took birth in some poor family. 

This is a topic of debate and as I write this post, I know what all i am writing will be total rant, because whoever reading this will be having some fear in them about this thing called GOD. I somehow have lost the belief that there is some power which actually takes care of the world. Everything is in one's own hand, the power is inside you. You can't get peace sitting inside a temple if you have some major issue going in your life, while you can sleep peacefully in a scorching sun, if you are at peace from inside. The confidence to face the world comes within and nothing else can bring it until you have faith in your own self.

The world is blind and have its own angle to look at you. And for those who say that there some power actually, If that is the case and someone is actually managing the world then MAN, that person needs to improve because right now IT SUCK's!!!!