some thoughts on society,sycology and arjuna

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namaste all

 

let us consider the foll. pts:

 

arjuna was a refined and proud man.,yet --he had to suffer/swallow many

insults like the humiliation of draupadi,travelling incognito..having to

dress up like a eunuch...etc..etc.....

yudhistira had ample forbearance to withstand such insults---while bhima

never took things lying down and believed in paying back in equal measure.

the result was that yudhistira and bhima were clear in their minds and free

from complexes but.. arjuna; by the time the war was declared- was a mass of

complexes just waiting to explode.

it is these very complexes that came to the fore in the chp.1 of the gita.

some western sycologists have suggested adopting the bhima method and and

"enjoy" and give in to every temptation and lust and thus be free of

complexes.......it is needless to say that such an hedonistic approach only

makes matters worse and leads us towards anarchy(thou i am not suggesting

that bhima was a hedonist)....the yudhistira way is too much to expect from

a mere mortal---so what is the way????

the way suggested by the vedanta is enjoyment coupled with the check of

dharma---thus we may marry,enter into the world and it's temptations but

always we have to bear in mind that each stage is an ashrama with it's

associated austerity's(like thakur says cut the jackfruit after applying

oil to hands).we have to have the triple dharma,artha,kama before we can the

final release of moksa---but each must be attended with austerity which

purifies our lives...else our lives become animal-like and bereft of any

noble goal or quality.we have to combine the right/left of our brain and

have a holistic approach towards our lives...this is the only way man can

lead a fulfilling life....each stage has to be entered into as a

"yagna"---i.e., must be done without any selfish attachment & in a spirit of

sacrifice.

 

thus vedanta comes across as a very scientific system for having a healthy

society.

(the thoughts in this note have been jelled from a variety of sources

,mainly:

1."gita tattva chintan" in hindi by late.sw.atmanandaji of rkm-raipur(the

best commentary on the gita i have come across)

2.commentary on gita by sw.chidbhavananda of rkm.

3.a lecture i attended of sw.jitatmananda of rkm.

the mistakes are mine.)rgds-dev

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